Mother sues OpenAI in US after daughter’s death linked to ChatGPT use
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- The lawsuit accuses Open AI of failing to intervene despite warning signs in the daughter’s Chat GPT conversations.
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- By all appearances, at least to her mother, Kristie Carrier, things were going well.
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The lawsuit accuses Open AI of failing to intervene despite warning signs in the daughter’s Chat GPT conversations.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo. A new lawsuit in a US court alleges that Alice Carrier [pictured above] confided in Open AI's Chat GPT before taking her own life [Photo courtesy Kristie Carrier]By Andy Hirschfeld Published On 12 Jun 202612 Jun 2026Alice Carrier had recently started playing the guitar again, a hobby she enjoyed in high school but had set aside during college. It was one of several pursuits she filled her free time with as she interviewed for new jobs, spent time with her dog and enjoyed activities, including gaming.
By all appearances, at least to her mother, Kristie Carrier, things were going well. Alice was working as a web developer in Montreal, Canada, fulfilling a dream she had carried since growing up in the small town of Lawrence, New Brunswick.