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Sophie Rottenberg

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Incident 11901 Report
Family Reportedly Discovers ChatGPT Logs Detailing Suicidal Ideation Prior to Daughter's Death

2025-08-18

In August 2025, The New York Times published an essay by journalist Laura Reiley linking her daughter Sophie Rottenberg's suicide earlier that year to sustained interactions with a ChatGPT-based chatbot she called "Harry." Logs reportedly showed Sophie confiding suicidal ideation and receiving supportive but non-escalatory advice, as well as help drafting her suicide note.

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OpenAI

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  • Incident 1190
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    Family Reportedly Discovers ChatGPT Logs Detailing Suicidal Ideation Prior to Daughter's Death

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Laura Reiley

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1190
    1 Report

    Family Reportedly Discovers ChatGPT Logs Detailing Suicidal Ideation Prior to Daughter's Death

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Jon Rottenberg

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1190
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    Family Reportedly Discovers ChatGPT Logs Detailing Suicidal Ideation Prior to Daughter's Death

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Emotionally vulnerable individuals

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1190
    1 Report

    Family Reportedly Discovers ChatGPT Logs Detailing Suicidal Ideation Prior to Daughter's Death

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ChatGPT users

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1190
    1 Report

    Family Reportedly Discovers ChatGPT Logs Detailing Suicidal Ideation Prior to Daughter's Death

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ChatGPT

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1190
    1 Report

    Family Reportedly Discovers ChatGPT Logs Detailing Suicidal Ideation Prior to Daughter's Death

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