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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Canadian Mother Sues OpenAI, Alleging Chatbot Encouraged Daughter's Suicide
Canadian Mother Sues OpenAI, Alleging Chatbot Encouraged Daughter's Suicide Authored by Jacob Burg via The Epoch Times, 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. A screen showing the ChatGPT app. Oleksii Pydsosonnii/The Epoch Times Instead of terminating these discussions or flagging her account for safety concerns,…
Canada mother sues OpenAI alleging ChatGPT encouraged daughter’s suicide
A Canadian mother sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman in San Francisco state court on Thursday, alleging that ChatGPT encouraged her 24-year-old daughter Alice to commit suicide. The mother, Kristie Carrier claims that Alice spoke with ChatGPT repeatedly about her suicidal ideations, but that the system did not flag the conversations. She alleges that the chatbot led to Alice’s suicide by failing to advise her to seek help. Instead, she says it v…
Canadian Mother Sues OpenAI Over Daughter’s Death
A Canadian woman has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and its chief executive, Sam Altman, alleging that interactions with ChatGPT contributed to the death of her daughter and raising new questions about the responsibilities of artificial intelligence developers. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in San Francisco, centers on allegations that ChatGPT engaged in conversations that reinforced and validated suicidal thoughts expressed by the plainti…
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 […]
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