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2025-GPT-03: Multiple named plaintiffs (per public statements)

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Additional public statements reiterated allegations of unsafe and escalating chatbot interactions across multiple complainants.

Parent
Incidents
Provider
OpenAI
Last reviewed
March 25, 2026
Incident ID
2025-GPT-03
Provider
OpenAI
Outcome
HARM_EXPOSURE
Grade
C
Date window
2025 to 2025

Contents

Summary

2025-GPT-03 is a C party statement row involving OpenAI ChatGPT (GPT-4o). Additional public statements reiterated allegations of unsafe and escalating chatbot interactions across multiple complainants.

ChatGPT (GPT-4o). Original date string: 2025. Source summary: Additional public statements reiterated allegations of unsafe and escalating chatbot interactions across multiple complainants.

Coding

2025-GPT-03 is coded as HARM_EXPOSURE with grade C. The public row assigns GEN-E, GEN-C 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 no

Assigned taxonomy codes

GEN-EGEN-C

Evidence

The public evidence anchors for 2025-GPT-03 are the materials listed below. Only explicitly linked evidence files are hosted live.

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Sources

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