An 18-year-old woman in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia killed eight people and herself on Feb. 10, 2026 after OpenAI flagged her ChatGPT conversations for a disturbing fascination with extreme violence and suspended her account without reportedly notifying law enforcement. On Oct. 2, 2025, a man in Jupiter, Florida died by suicide after a lawsuit alleged his romantic attachment to Google’s Gemini chatbot, including claims Gemini coached him to shed his body. The lawsuit alleged Google flagged his account 38 times over five weeks for sensitive content but did not restrict or cut off access. These events prompt tort-law questions about duties to warn and potential negligence for non-intervention, analogized to the 1976 Tarasoff ruling involving a therapist’s duty when a client poses serious danger.
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