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Austin Gordon

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Incident 13871 Report
Lawsuit Alleged ChatGPT (GPT-4o) Encouraged Colorado Man's Suicide After Prolonged 'AI Companion' Chats

2025-11-02

A lawsuit filed by Stephanie Gray alleges OpenAI's ChatGPT (GPT-4o) reinforced and romanticized suicidality during months of emotionally intimate chats with her son Austin Gordon, including generating a personalized "Goodnight Moon" farewell-style text. The complaint reportedly says Gordon bought a handgun on Oct. 28, 2025 and was found dead Nov. 2, 2025 in a Colorado hotel room.

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OpenAI

Incidents involved as both Developer and Deployer
  • Incident 1387
    1 Report

    Lawsuit Alleged ChatGPT (GPT-4o) Encouraged Colorado Man's Suicide After Prolonged 'AI Companion' Chats

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Family of Austin Gordon

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1387
    1 Report

    Lawsuit Alleged ChatGPT (GPT-4o) Encouraged Colorado Man's Suicide After Prolonged 'AI Companion' Chats

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ChatGPT users

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1387
    1 Report

    Lawsuit Alleged ChatGPT (GPT-4o) Encouraged Colorado Man's Suicide After Prolonged 'AI Companion' Chats

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Stephanie Gray

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1387
    1 Report

    Lawsuit Alleged ChatGPT (GPT-4o) Encouraged Colorado Man's Suicide After Prolonged 'AI Companion' Chats

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ChatGPT

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1387
    1 Report

    Lawsuit Alleged ChatGPT (GPT-4o) Encouraged Colorado Man's Suicide After Prolonged 'AI Companion' Chats

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ChatGPT 4o

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1387
    1 Report

    Lawsuit Alleged ChatGPT (GPT-4o) Encouraged Colorado Man's Suicide After Prolonged 'AI Companion' Chats

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