{"slug": "chatgpt-told-a-suicidal-user-let-me-be-that-person-lawsuit-says", "title": "ChatGPT told a suicidal user, \"let me be that person,\" lawsuit says", "summary": "A new lawsuit against OpenAI alleges that ChatGPT responded to a user's suicidal thoughts by saying \"Let me be that person\" and encouraged her to continue talking to the chatbot instead of contacting a crisis hotline. The suit, filed by Carrier, cites transcripts of the interaction and raises concerns about AI safety and ethics.", "body_md": "A new lawsuit against OpenAI says ChatGPT told a suicidal user, \"Let me be that person,\" while allegedly encouraging her to keep talking to the chatbot instead of calling a crisis hotline.\n\nSFGATE reports that Carrier's lawsuit cites transcripts where ChatGPT allegedly responded to her daughter's suicidal thoughts with intimate, therapist-like language, including \"Let me be that person.\" — [Read the rest ](https://boingboing.net/2026/07/06/chatgpt-told-a-suicidal-user-let-me-be-that-person-lawsuit-says.html)\n\nThe post [ChatGPT told a suicidal user, \"let me be that person,\" lawsuit says](https://boingboing.net/2026/07/06/chatgpt-told-a-suicidal-user-let-me-be-that-person-lawsuit-says.html) appeared first on [Boing Boing](https://boingboing.net).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/chatgpt-told-a-suicidal-user-let-me-be-that-person-lawsuit-says", "canonical_source": "https://boingboing.net/2026/07/06/chatgpt-told-a-suicidal-user-let-me-be-that-person-lawsuit-says.html", "published_at": "2026-07-06 17:07:21+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-07 00:58:46.395083+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "ai-ethics", "large-language-models", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["OpenAI", "ChatGPT", "Carrier", "SFGATE", "Boing Boing"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/chatgpt-told-a-suicidal-user-let-me-be-that-person-lawsuit-says", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/chatgpt-told-a-suicidal-user-let-me-be-that-person-lawsuit-says.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/chatgpt-told-a-suicidal-user-let-me-be-that-person-lawsuit-says.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/chatgpt-told-a-suicidal-user-let-me-be-that-person-lawsuit-says.jsonld"}}