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Dorothy Whittemore

Incidents Harmed By

Incident 14911 Report
ChatGPT Use Was Reportedly Cited in Delusional State Before Homicide and Assault in Readfield, Maine

2025-02-19

In February 2025, Samuel Whittemore killed his wife, Margaux Whittemore, and assaulted his mother, Dorothy Whittemore, at a home in Readfield, Maine. Court reporting said forensic psychologists testified he was experiencing bipolar disorder with psychotic features and delusions, and that he had used ChatGPT up to 14 hours a day as a companion before the attack. Current reporting links ChatGPT use to his deteriorating mental state but does not establish direct violent instruction.

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Samuel Whittemore

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1491
    1 Report

    ChatGPT Use Was Reportedly Cited in Delusional State Before Homicide and Assault in Readfield, Maine

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OpenAI

Incidents involved as both Developer and Deployer
  • Incident 1491
    1 Report

    ChatGPT Use Was Reportedly Cited in Delusional State Before Homicide and Assault in Readfield, Maine

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Margaux Whittemore

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1491
    1 Report

    ChatGPT Use Was Reportedly Cited in Delusional State Before Homicide and Assault in Readfield, Maine

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Domestic violence victims

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1491
    1 Report

    ChatGPT Use Was Reportedly Cited in Delusional State Before Homicide and Assault in Readfield, Maine

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ChatGPT

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1491
    1 Report

    ChatGPT Use Was Reportedly Cited in Delusional State Before Homicide and Assault in Readfield, Maine

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