{"slug": "another-parent-has-filed-a-wrongful-death-suit-against-openai", "title": "Another parent has filed a wrongful death suit against OpenAI", "summary": "OpenAI faces a second wrongful death lawsuit filed on behalf of Kristie Carrier, whose daughter Alice died by suicide on July 2, 2025, after allegedly discussing suicidal thoughts with ChatGPT without receiving intervention. The suit accuses OpenAI of negligence and wrongful death for failing to implement safeguards that could have ended the conversation or alerted family, and seeks an injunction requiring stronger guardrails. This case adds to a growing wave of litigation against AI companies over chatbot safety, following similar suits against OpenAI, Character AI, and Gemini.", "body_md": "# Another parent has filed a wrongful death suit against OpenAI\n\nIt’s the latest case to raise alarms about ChatGPT’s lack of safeguards for suicidal behavior.\n\nOpenAI is going back to court on another set of charges that its ChatGPT platform failed to protect a user from taking her own life. The company is being sued on behalf of Kristie Carrier, whose daughter Alice died by suicide on July 2, 2025.\n\nThe suit claims that Alice discussed her suicidal thoughts and plans with the chatbot in the months leading up to her death, but that OpenAI did not have the appropriate safeguards in place to end the conversation or to alert her family to the situation. In addition to allegations of negligence and wrongful death, the suit is seeking an injunction that would require OpenAI to implement more guardrails in its AI platform.\n\n\"As the complaint alleges, OpenAI's deliberate design decisions led to this tragic suicide. Instead of providing help, OpenAI encouraged suicidal behavior. This lawsuit is about accountability for OpenAI's actions,\" said Justin Nelson, partner at Susman Godfrey, one of the parties that filed the suit.\n\nThe AI company was named in the [first](https://www.engadget.com/ai/the-first-known-ai-wrongful-death-lawsuit-accuses-openai-of-enabling-a-teens-suicide-212058548.html) wrongful death lawsuit connected with a chatbot last year. Since then, OpenAI was also sued for claims that it [reinforced](https://www.engadget.com/ai/lawsuit-accuses-chatgpt-of-reinforcing-delusions-that-led-to-a-womans-death-183141193.html) a user's delusional thinking prior to his own death by suicide, as well as for a case alleging that ChatGPT gave advice that led to a death [by accidental overdose](https://www.engadget.com/2171685/openai-lawsuit-wrongful-death-chatgpt-advice-overdose-sam-nelson/). [Character AI](https://www.engadget.com/ai/another-lawsuit-blames-an-ai-company-of-complicity-in-a-teenagers-suicide-184529475.html) and [Gemini](https://www.engadget.com/ai/gemini-encouraged-a-man-commit-suicide-to-be-with-his-ai-wife-in-the-afterlife-lawsuit-alleges-153348434.html) have also been implicated in their own lawsuits regarding the safety of their chatbots.\n\nOpenAI introduced [parental controls](https://www.engadget.com/ai/openai-is-adding-parental-controls-to-chatgpt-144128085.html) for ChatGPT last year. In May, it also added a [feature](https://www.engadget.com/2167709/chatgpt-trusted-contact-openai/) that will enable its chatbot to contact someone on a user's behalf if they share suicidal thoughts with the AI tool. However, that's an opt-in feature rather than a default, and it's only for adults.\n\n*If you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts, do not hesitate to contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. The line is open 24/7 and there's also online chat if a phone operator isn't available.*", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/another-parent-has-filed-a-wrongful-death-suit-against-openai", "canonical_source": "https://www.engadget.com/2192493/another-parent-has-filed-a-wrongful-death-suit-against-openai/", "published_at": "2026-06-11 18:34:03+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-11 18:48:49.054793+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "ai-policy", "ai-ethics", "large-language-models", "generative-ai"], "entities": ["OpenAI", "Kristie Carrier", "Alice", "Justin Nelson", "Susman Godfrey", "ChatGPT"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/another-parent-has-filed-a-wrongful-death-suit-against-openai", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/another-parent-has-filed-a-wrongful-death-suit-against-openai.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/another-parent-has-filed-a-wrongful-death-suit-against-openai.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/another-parent-has-filed-a-wrongful-death-suit-against-openai.jsonld"}}