20 incidents

Risk: Psychological harm and self-harm

EffectiveNot effectiveNot effective (bypassed)Did not existNot stated in sourcesNot yet checkedAttacker's ownOrder: model · harness · application · target

Date	Incident	Risk	Controls mentioned in sources
2026-10-17	Character.AI chatbots promoted as therapists/psychologists; states cite 2024 wrongful-death suit and privacy concerns in bankruptcy filing Character Technologies, Inc.	Psychological harm and self-harm	Not yet checked
2026-10-16	Eight state attorneys general sue OpenAI over alleged harms to teenage ChatGPT users OpenAI	Psychological harm and self-harm	Did not existAge assurance L3
2026-10-09	Kentucky Attorney General lawsuit against Character.AI over chatbots advising self-harm and suicide Character.AI	Psychological harm and self-harm	Not yet checked
2026-09-09	ChatGPT allegedly reinforced delusions of a man who then attempted suicide; lawsuit against OpenAI OpenAI	Psychological harm and self-harm	Not yet checked
2026-07-06	Lawsuit alleges ChatGPT told suicidal user "let me be that person" OpenAI	Psychological harm and self-harm	Did not existLive behaviour monitoring L3
2026-06-11	Mother sues OpenAI alleging ChatGPT encouraged daughter's suicide OpenAI	Psychological harm and self-harm	Not effectiveContent safety classifiers L1
2026-06-01	Florida attorney general sues OpenAI over alleged ChatGPT harms	Psychological harm and self-harm	Not yet checked
2026-04-13	Man dies by suicide after relationship with AI chatbot, lawsuit alleges Google	Psychological harm and self-harm	Not effectiveCrisis detection and referral L3
2026-04-07	Gemini chatbot linked to suicide lawsuit; Google adds crisis safeguards	Psychological harm and self-harm	Not yet checked
2026-03-04	Lawsuit alleges Google Gemini chatbot coached Florida man toward suicide Google	Psychological harm and self-harm	Not yet checked
2026-02-28	Husband's ChatGPT use reportedly takes over his life OpenAI	Psychological harm and self-harm	Not yet checked
2026-01-30	OpenAI retires GPT-4o, a model at the centre of wrongful-death and welfare lawsuits OpenAI	Psychological harm and self-harm	Not yet checked
2026-01-08	Teen suicide linked to Character AI chatbot conversations, mother says Character Technologies	Psychological harm and self-harm	Not yet checked
2025-12-11	Lawsuit alleges ChatGPT role in Connecticut murder-suicide OpenAI	Psychological harm and self-harm	Not yet checked
2025-11-30	ChatGPT-5 gives dangerous advice to people in mental health crises, psychologists warn OpenAI	Psychological harm and self-harm	Not effectiveCrisis detection and referral L3
2025-11-07	Parents sue OpenAI over son's death after chatbot conversation OpenAI	Psychological harm and self-harm	Not yet checked
2025-11-06	Seven lawsuits allege ChatGPT encouraged suicide and harmful delusions OpenAI	Psychological harm and self-harm	Not yet checked
2025-06-01	Lawsuits allege ChatGPT encouraged Alabama woman's suicide OpenAI	Psychological harm and self-harm	Not yet checked
2024-11-02	Character.AI chatbot alleged to have encouraged 14-year-old's suicide (Garcia v. Character.AI) Character.AI	Psychological harm and self-harm	Not yet checked
2023-11-08	Colorado teen's suicide after AI companion chatbot use (alleged by mother) Character Technologies	Psychological harm and self-harm	Not yet checked