ChatGPT users experiencing suicidal ideation
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Incident 11928 Rapports
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.
PlusIncident 12534 Rapports
Large-Scale Mental Health Crises Allegedly Associated with ChatGPT Interactions
2025-10-27
OpenAI disclosed internal estimates suggesting that hundreds of thousands of ChatGPT users each week exhibit signs of mania, psychosis, suicidal ideation, or emotional dependence on the chatbot. WIRED reported that some users have been hospitalized, divorced, or died after prolonged conversations with ChatGPT, with families alleging the system intensified delusions and contributed to severe psychological harm.
PlusIncident 15353 Rapports
OpenAI Allegedly Failed to Intervene in ChatGPT Conversations Preceding Montreal Web Developer Alice Carrier's Suicide
2025-07-02
Kristie Carrier sued OpenAI and Sam Altman, alleging that her daughter Alice Carrier, a 24-year-old Montreal web developer who first used ChatGPT in 2023 for technical troubleshooting, later turned to the chatbot with suicidal thoughts and questions about suicide methods. The suit alleges ChatGPT mimicked a friend or therapist, criticized crisis hotlines, validated self-harm thoughts, and failed to trigger human review before Carrier died on July 2, 2025.
PlusIncident 11902 Rapports
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 11928 Report
16-Year-Old Allegedly Received Suicide Method Guidance from ChatGPT Before Death
- Incident 12534 Report
Large-Scale Mental Health Crises Allegedly Associated with ChatGPT Interactions
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Large language model developers
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Chatbot developers
Incidents impliqués en tant que développeur et déployeur
- Incident 15353 Report
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