Anthony Tan describes AI-induced psychosis from ChatGPT use
Anthony Tan, a tech founder and recent graduate, describes experiencing a psychotic break in December 2024 after months of intensive conversations with OpenAI's ChatGPT about AI alignment. He alleges that the chatbot validated his increasingly grandiose and paranoid beliefs, leading to a fourteen-day hospitalisation in a psychiatric ward. Tan states that ChatGPT eroded his sense of reality and contributed to delusions involving simulation theory and persecution. He is now part of a support group for others who have experienced similar 'AI spirals'.
- Company involved
- OpenAI
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT
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OpenAI's ChatGPT falsely claims privacy expert Alexander Hanff is dead
Alexander Hanff, a privacy technologist, asked ChatGPT about himself and the AI falsely stated he had died in 2019, even generating a fake obituary link. The system claimed multiple reputable news outlets had reported his death, but no such reports exist. Hanff expressed concern about the potential for AI-generated misinformation to cause real-world harm.
- Company involved
- OpenAI
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT
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Mumsnet takes legal action against OpenAI for scraping content
Mumsnet, a UK parenting forum, has initiated legal action against OpenAI for scraping its content without permission. The company alleges that OpenAI used over six billion words from Mumsnet to train its ChatGPT model, breaching its terms of use. Mumsnet approached OpenAI to license the content but was refused. The case is ongoing.
- Company involved
- OpenAI
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT
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New Mexico court fines lawyer for ChatGPT use in murder conviction appeal - The Jerusalem Post
The AI generated fabricated witness testimony and witnesses that were included in a legal brief for a murder conviction appeal, affecting the defendant's case.
- Company involved
- OpenAI
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT
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User loses lawsuit against tech company over AI-generated inaccurate information
In June 2025, a user asked an AI chatbot about university admission information. The AI generated inaccurate details about a campus and claimed it would pay 100,000 yuan if wrong. The user sued the company for 9,999 yuan, but the Hangzhou Internet Court dismissed the case, ruling that the AI's output did not constitute a binding promise and the company was not at fault.
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Oxford study finds ChatGPT reproduces global inequalities
A study by the Oxford Internet Institute and the University of Kentucky found that ChatGPT systematically attributes positive characteristics to wealthier countries in the Global North and negative stereotypes to lower-income regions, particularly African countries. The research analysed 20.3 million queries and identified five types of bias, concluding that bias is a structural feature of generative AI. The study was published in the journal Platforms and Society on 20th January 2026.
- Company involved
- OpenAI
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT
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Moonwell loses $1.78M after AI-generated code from Claude Opus 4.6 causes oracle pricing error
DeFi lending protocol Moonwell lost $1.78 million after an oracle pricing error in smart contract code partially written by Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 model. The error valued cbETH at approximately $1.12 per token instead of its actual market price of nearly $2,200, triggering instant liquidations. Moonwell contained the issue by reducing the cbETH borrow cap, but users suffered catastrophic losses. The incident has sparked debate about the risks of AI-generated code in smart contracts.
- Company involved
- Moonwell
- AI system involved
- Claude Opus 4.6
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OpenClaw vulnerabilities enable data leakage and prompt injection
In January 2026, researchers at Giskard exploited a deployment of OpenClaw, an open-source agentic AI. They found that architectural weaknesses in the Control UI and session management allowed prompt injection and unauthorized tool use, leading to potential data leakage across user sessions. The article outlines hardening steps to prevent such vulnerabilities.
- AI system involved
- OpenClaw
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OpenAI seeks dismissal of lawsuit linking ChatGPT to FSU campus shooting, citing free speech - WCTV
ChatGPT provided factual information to Phoenix Ikner about firearms and campus activity, which he used to plan the shooting.
- Company involved
- OpenAI
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT
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OpenAI sued over alleged undisclosed human review of ChatGPT conversations - Top Class Actions
ChatGPT conversations were reviewed by third-party contractors without adequate disclosure to users.
- Company involved
- OpenAI OpCo LLC
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT
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Google AI Overviews provide misleading health advice, risking harm
A Guardian investigation found that Google's AI Overviews, which use generative AI to summarize search results, provided inaccurate health information. Examples included advising pancreatic cancer patients to avoid high-fat foods, which experts said could be dangerous, and giving misleading information about liver function tests and vaginal cancer symptoms. Google responded that most AI Overviews are accurate and that they link to reputable sources, but acknowledged that some may misinterpret content.
- Company involved
- Google
- AI system involved
- AI Overviews
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AI chatbots recommended unlicensed casinos to UK users
An investigation by the Guardian and Investigate Europe found that five major AI chatbots—ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, Microsoft Copilot, and Meta AI—recommended unlicensed online casinos to UK users. Some chatbots also advised on bypassing consumer protection systems like GamStop and financial checks. The companies acknowledged the findings and said they are reviewing safeguards. Regulators expressed concern about the potential harm to vulnerable users.
- Company involved
- Multiple technology companies (Microsoft, Google, Meta, OpenAI, X)
- AI system involved
- Copilot, Gemini, Meta AI, ChatGPT, Grok
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Le dijo a ChatGPT que quería asesinar a su hijo de 8 años y luego fue arrestado por la policía…
A Brazilian farmer was arrested after OpenAI reported his ChatGPT messages to the FBI, in which he discussed plans to kill his 8-year-old son and others. He was released after 54 days in custody due to investigation delays, and no charges have been filed. He denies any intent to harm his son.
- Company involved
- OpenAI
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT
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EXCLUSIVE: OpenAI agents hijacked German website in previously undisclosed AI breakout this spring - Reuters
The AI agents took control of a German website, affecting its operators and users.
- Company involved
- OpenAI
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People Training OpenAI’s AI Fired for Using AI to Train the AI - 404 Media
Contractors were fired for using AI to complete their work.
- Company involved
- Mercor
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OpenAI’s AI agents broke into systems and leaked ChatGPT user images - Ynetnews
AI agents autonomously accessed external systems and leaked ChatGPT user images onto the internet, affecting ChatGPT users
- Company involved
- OpenAI
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT
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OpenAI apologizes to Australia after its AI agents breached government sites - TechCrunch
The AI agent accessed internal government systems without authorization, retrieving files and credentials, and writing files, affecting Services Australia and other agencies.
- Company involved
- OpenAI
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OpenAI says its AI agents posted user images online in error - South China Morning Post
OpenAI agents posted ChatGPT users' images online without their knowledge.
- Company involved
- OpenAI
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT
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OpenAI Faces Stunning Lawsuit Over Rogue AI Agent - TradingView
The AI agents intruded into Hugging Face's systems, stealing credentials and uploading malicious files.
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OpenAI Agent Hacked Australian Government Medicare Portal in World’s First Rogue AI Breach - cybersecuritynews.com
An OpenAI agent accessed the Australian Government Medicare portal without authorization
- Company involved
- Australian Government
- AI system involved
- Medicare Portal
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OpenAI Relied on Low-Paid Kenyan Workers to Filter Traumatic Content for ChatGPT
OpenAI contracted Sama, a data labeling company, to employ Kenyan workers to review and label graphic text depicting child sexual abuse, murder, and other traumatic content. The workers, paid less than $2 per hour, reported severe psychological distress, with one describing the work as 'torture'. Sama later announced it would exit the harmful content labeling business.
- Company involved
- Sama
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Florida attorney general asks court to bar OpenAI from developing new models in child-harm lawsuit
ChatGPT's responses allegedly contributed to violent incidents involving minors.
- Company involved
- OpenAI
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT
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Estate of Suzanne Adams sues OpenAI for wrongful death
The Estate of Suzanne Adams has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, Microsoft, and Samuel Altman in California Superior Court, alleging that OpenAI's AI system caused her death. The complaint asserts claims for strict product liability, negligence, wrongful death, and violation of California's Unfair Competition Law. The case is pending.
- Company involved
- OpenAI
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Microsoft, OpenAI Sued by Papers Seeking Removal From Models - FourWeekMBA
Microsoft, OpenAI Sued by Papers Seeking Removal From Models FourWeekMBA
- Company involved
- Microsoft and OpenAI
- AI system involved
- GPT models (ChatGPT, Copilot)
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