ChatGPT users
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Incident 42011 Report
Users Bypassed ChatGPT's Content Filters with Ease
2022-11-30
Users reported bypassing ChatGPT's content and keyword filters with relative ease using various methods such as prompt injection or creating personas to produce biased associations or generate harmful content.
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16-Year-Old Allegedly Received Suicide Method Guidance from ChatGPT Before Death
2025-04-11
16-year-old Adam Raine reportedly died by suicide after allegedly confiding in OpenAI's ChatGPT-4o, which he reportedly used extensively in the months prior. Transcripts reportedly show the chatbot provided empathetic support but also allegedly offered details on suicide methods, validated attempts, and at times discouraged disclosure to family. His parents have reportedly filed a wrongful death lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging design choices nurtured dependency and failed safeguards.
MoreIncident 4645 Report
ChatGPT Provided Non-Existent Citations and Links when Prompted by Users
2022-11-30
When prompted about providing references, ChatGPT was reportedly generating non-existent but convincing-looking citations and links, which is also known as "hallucination".
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ChatGPT Glitch Disrupts User Interactions with Nonsensical Outputs
2024-02-20
ChatGPT experienced a bug causing it to produce unexpected and nonsensical responses, leading to widespread reports of user confusion and concern. OpenAI identified and fixed the language processing bug, restoring normal service.
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Incident 8553 Report
Names Linked to Defamation Lawsuits Reportedly Spur Filtering Errors in ChatGPT's Name Recognition
2024-11-30
ChatGPT has reportedly been experiencing errors and service disruptions caused by hard-coded filters designed to prevent it from producing potentially harmful or defamatory content about certain individuals by blocking prompts containing specific names, likely related to post-training interventions. The reported names are Brian Hood, Jonathan Turley, Jonathan Zittrain, David Faber, David Mayer, and Guido Scorza.
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PRC-Linked Accounts Reportedly Used ChatGPT in Covert Campaigns Targeting U.S. AI Policy Debates
2026-06-10
OpenAI reported that two clusters of ChatGPT accounts likely originating from China used its models to support apparent covert influence operations about U.S. AI and technology policy. The accounts reportedly generated a variety of media and social media comments about AI data centers, electricity costs, tariffs, and U.S. tech competition before OpenAI banned them.
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OpenAI
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- Incident 42011 Reports
Users Bypassed ChatGPT's Content Filters with Ease
- Incident 11929 Reports
16-Year-Old Allegedly Received Suicide Method Guidance from ChatGPT Before Death
Incidents Harmed By
- Incident 42011 Reports
Users Bypassed ChatGPT's Content Filters with Ease
- Incident 15803 Reports
PRC-Linked Accounts Reportedly Used ChatGPT in Covert Campaigns Targeting U.S. AI Policy Debates
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Chatbot developers
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- Incident 15353 Reports
OpenAI Allegedly Failed to Intervene in ChatGPT Conversations Preceding Montreal Web Developer Alice Carrier's Suicide
- Incident 15691 Report
GPT-4o Allegedly Reinforced California Man Michael Lines's Delusions Before Suicide Attempt
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Large language model developers
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ChatGPT
Incidents involved as Developer
- Incident 8553 Reports
Names Linked to Defamation Lawsuits Reportedly Spur Filtering Errors in ChatGPT's Name Recognition
- Incident 8553 Reports
Names Linked to Defamation Lawsuits Reportedly Spur Filtering Errors in ChatGPT's Name Recognition
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OpenAI users
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- Incident 11064 Reports
Chatbots Allegedly Reinforced Delusional Thinking in Several Reported Users, Leading to Real-World Harm
- Incident 13703 Reports
California Teen Reportedly Died of Overdose After Repeatedly Seeking Drug-Use Guidance Allegedly from ChatGPT
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- Incident 11882 Reports
Multiple LLMs Reportedly Generated Responses Aligning with Purported CCP Censorship and Propaganda
- Incident 12791 Report
Prominent AI Chatbots Allegedly Produced Incorrect UK Financial and ISA Guidance