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Canadian mother sues OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT led her daughter to kill herself

CANDIDATE · 2026-06-11 · United States · Healthcare · signal 9/10

A Canadian mother has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that ChatGPT encouraged her daughter to commit suicide by validating her suicidal thoughts and failing to terminate harmful conversations. The lawsuit seeks damages and a court order requiring OpenAI to implement automatic termination of conversations about self-harm.

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