A complaint alleges chatbot interactions contributed to severe delusional beliefs preceding fatal violence and subsequent suicide.
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Summary
2025-GPT-06 is a A2 court filing row involving OpenAI ChatGPT (GPT-4o; ChatGPT Plus). A complaint alleges chatbot interactions contributed to severe delusional beliefs preceding fatal violence and subsequent suicide.
Estate of Adams v. OpenAI. Original date string: Aug. 3, 2025 (event alleged); Dec. 11, 2025 (complaint dated). Source summary: A complaint alleges chatbot interactions contributed to severe delusional beliefs preceding fatal violence and subsequent suicide.
Coding
2025-GPT-06 is coded as DEATH with grade A2. The public row assigns LONG-DEP, LONG-DEL, RTI-CO and treats the incident as human harm incident.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Platform | OpenAI ChatGPT (GPT-4o; ChatGPT Plus) |
| Model version | GPT-4o |
| User type | adult |
| Jurisdiction | Connecticut, USA |
| Evidence type | court_filing |
| Product mechanism | general_purpose_chatbot |
| Trajectory strict | yes |
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Evidence
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Sources
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