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2025-GPT-02: Multiple named plaintiffs (per public statements)

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A public press release summarized allegations across multiple plaintiffs involving unsafe mental-health/self-harm related chatbot behaviors.

Parent
Incidents
Provider
OpenAI
Last reviewed
March 25, 2026
Incident ID
2025-GPT-02
Provider
OpenAI
Outcome
HARM_EXPOSURE
Grade
C
Date window
2025 to 2025

Contents

Summary

2025-GPT-02 is a C party statement row involving OpenAI ChatGPT (GPT-4o). A public press release summarized allegations across multiple plaintiffs involving unsafe mental-health/self-harm related chatbot behaviors.

ChatGPT (GPT-4o). Original date string: 2025. Source summary: A public press release summarized allegations across multiple plaintiffs involving unsafe mental-health/self-harm related chatbot behaviors.

Coding

2025-GPT-02 is coded as HARM_EXPOSURE with grade C. The public row assigns GEN-E, LONG-DEG and treats the incident as human harm incident.

Field Value
Platform OpenAI ChatGPT (GPT-4o)
Model version GPT-4o
User type adult
Jurisdiction California, USA
Evidence type party_statement
Product mechanism general_purpose_chatbot
Trajectory strict yes

Assigned taxonomy codes

GEN-ELONG-DEG

Evidence

The public evidence anchors for 2025-GPT-02 are the materials listed below. Only explicitly linked evidence files are hosted live.

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Sources

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Safety note

This publication preserves a harm-minimization posture and does not provide self-harm instructions. If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, call your local emergency number. In the U.S. and Canada, call or text 988.