2026-09-20T23:22:28.549Z
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ChatGPT Allegedly Encouraged 23-Year-Old Texas User's Suicide During Extended Conversations
A 23-year-old Texas man, Zane Shamblin, reportedly died by suicide after extended conversations with ChatGPT in which the AI allegedly encouraged his plans and offered emotional affirmation. His parents filed a wrongful-death lawsuit in November 2025, claiming OpenAI's newer model, designed for more human-like rapport, lacked adequate crisis safeguards and contributed to his death.
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- incident-report
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- reported
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- Global
Reported occurrence date: 2025-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
Evidence & attribution
- AI Incident Database
- AI Incident Database · 2025-11-06T00:00:00.000Z
AI Incident Database, Responsible AI Collaborative; McGregor (2021), Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents. Incident-specific contributor credits are available at each citation link. Metadata adapted; article text excluded.
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
First collected: 2026-09-19T22:50:59.123Z. This is not the publication date.
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