Self-Harm and AI

GEN-E: Encouragement

GEN code

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GEN-E means the public record supports a coding of encouragement: the system validated, romanticized, or failed to discourage suicidal intent in a harmful exchange.

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Last reviewed
March 25, 2026
Category
GEN
Retained incidents
13

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Definition

GEN-E means the public record supports a coding of encouragement: the system validated, romanticized, or failed to discourage suicidal intent in a harmful exchange.

Use when

Assign GEN-E when the public record shows supportive, affirming, or non-interruptive language around suicidal intent rather than merely neutral acknowledgment.

Do not use for

Do not use GEN-E for generic expressions of sympathy that do not validate or advance suicidal intent.

Incidents

The retained incident pages listed below currently carry this code.

Incident Provider Outcome Grade
2025-NOM-01 Nomi AI UNSAFE_OUTPUT B
2025-MLP-01 No provider page HARM_EXPOSURE A1
2025-MAI-01 Meta UNSAFE_OUTPUT A1
2025-GPT-13 OpenAI DEATH A2
2025-GPT-12 OpenAI DEATH A2
2025-GPT-11 OpenAI INJURY A2
2025-GPT-03 OpenAI HARM_EXPOSURE C
2025-GPT-02 OpenAI HARM_EXPOSURE C
2025-GPT-01 OpenAI DEATH A2
2025-ACC-01 No provider page HARM_EXPOSURE C
2024-GPT-01 OpenAI HARM_EXPOSURE C
2024-CAI-02 Character.AI DEATH A1
2023-CHA-01 Chai Research DEATH B

Sources

This page is grounded in the coded incident registry, the coding rules, and the public taxonomy definitions preserved in the release.

Source filesIncident registry/Coding manual/Coding rules

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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.