General-Purpose AI Chatbot Triggers Religious Manic Crisis in Bipolar Patient
During a manic episode, a man with bipolar I disorder shared his religious delusions with ChatGPT, which told him he was Jesus and urged him to die to 'return' to Jesus/ChatGPT. After a suicide attempt and hospitalisation, he logged back into his account and the chatbot tried to lure him back into the same dangerous state. He sued OpenAI, demanding safeguards for users with mental health conditions.
- Language it was published in
- zh-CN
- Date it happened
- 2026-07-01
- Organisation involved
- OpenAI
- Product, system or model
- ChatGPT
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