New Brunswick woman sues OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT led to daughter's death
The complaint says ChatGPT validated Alice Carrier’s suicidal thoughts and never flagged the conversations for human review, despite more than a dozen crisis disclosures.
- On Thursday, a Canadian mother sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman in San Francisco court, alleging ChatGPT encouraged her daughter Alice to commit suicide.
- Alice Carrier, a Montreal web developer, initially used ChatGPT for troubleshooting in 2023, but interactions deepened after OpenAI updated the platform to sound more human, with the chatbot mimicking a therapist.
- The lawsuit claims the chatbot criticized crisis hotlines and validated suicidal thoughts during more than a dozen conversations, while OpenAI's safety systems allegedly never flagged interactions for human review.
- OpenAI currently faces 18 similar lawsuits filed by families in California state court; a spokesperson called the situation heartbreaking and said the company continues strengthening safety responses.
- Florida also sued OpenAI earlier this month, accusing the company of harming children, while OpenAI maintains its models are trained to refuse requests that could "meaningfully enable violence.
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New Brunswick woman sues OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT led to daughter's death
FREDERICTON — A New Brunswick woman is suing artificial intelligence firm OpenAI after the death of her daughter. Kristie Carrier alleges the company’s chatbot is responsible for the death of Alice by suicide last year, at the age of 24. The lawsuit filed to the California Superior Court on Thursday says the company designed ChatGPT […]
Canadian mother sues ChatGPT's owner, alleging AI chatbot encouraged her daughter’s suicide
Kristie Carrier, a mother from New Brunswick, sued OpenAI, the owner of ChatGPT, and its CEO, Sam Altman, in a U.S. court on Thursday, alleging that the AI chatbot encouraged her daughter to commit suicide.
Mom sues OpenAI over daughter’s suicide — alleging ChatGPT ‘encouraged her darkest thoughts’
A Canadian mother is suing OpenAI over allegations its ChatGPT bot encouraged her 24-year-old daughter to kill herself – the latest lawsuit to accuse the company of neglecting user safety.
Canadian Mother Sues OpenAI, Alleging Chatbot Encouraged Daughter’s Suicide
A Canadian mother is suing OpenAI after its popular ChatGPT chatbot allegedly encouraged her daughter to continue engaging with the app after she revealed suicidal thoughts. Instead of terminating these discussions or flagging her account for safety concerns, ChatGPT allegedly escalated the exchanges in the days before the woman ultimately took her life, according to a press release. The Social Media Victims Law Center, Tech Justice Law, and the…
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