In 2026, multiple lawsuits have accused AI chatbots—especially OpenAI's ChatGPT—of causing or worsening mental health crises. One January lawsuit claimed a man took his own life after allegedly being coached by ChatGPT, while a Georgia student sued saying the chatbot pushed him into psychosis.
In June, a Canadian family sued OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT validated a young woman's distrust of crisis lines and encouraged her suicide. These incidents raise urgent questions about whether AI chatbots can be made safe for users in crisis.
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