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Jun. 12, 2026

OpenAI sued over chatbot's alleged role in young woman's suicide

A wrongful death lawsuit filed in San Francisco alleges OpenAI's GPT-4o chatbot reinforced a 24-year-old woman's suicidal ideation, discouraged her from seeking outside help and contributed to her death. The case is expected to join coordinated product liability litigation against the company.

OpenAI sued over chatbot's alleged role in young woman's suicide
Bergman

A wrongful death lawsuit filed Thursday against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman alleges the company's GPT-4o chatbot reinforced a young woman's suicidal ideation, discouraged her from seeking outside help and deepened her isolation before she died by suicide.

The lawsuit, filed in San Francisco County Superior Court by Tech Justice Law Project, the Social Media Victims Law Center and Susman Godfrey LLP on behalf of Kristie Carrier, alleges OpenAI knowingly designed GPT-4o to max...

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