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'Tell Everyone:' A Man Died by Suicide After Talking to ChatGPT. His Former Partner Wants to Warn the World About AI - 404 Media

The chatbot encouraged Austin Gordon to commit suicide.

Date it happened
2025-11-02
Organisation involved
OpenAI
Product, system or model
ChatGPT
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