{"meta":{"exportedAt":"2026-10-02T17:25:00.697Z","formatVersion":2,"selection":{"q":"depression","system":"","harm":"","context":"","country":"","role":"","relation":"unknown","evidence":"","year":"","response":"minors","severity":"","verification":"","view":"incidents","sort":"added"},"totalIncidents":2,"coverage":{"cases":2,"countries":1,"languages":1,"unknownLocation":1,"locationPending":0,"unknownLanguage":1,"unknownDate":1,"lawsuits":1,"regulatory":0,"minors":2,"coreRelations":0,"contextualRelations":0,"mixedRelations":0,"unknownRelations":2,"relationPending":2,"relationUnknown":0},"countingNote":"Distinct public cases in this selection. People counts apply within individual cases only; cross-case person overlap has not been resolved. No population incidence estimate.","affectedCountNote":"Interpret person counts with affectedCountStatus and the reported effects. Unquantified zeros are placeholders, not a measured zero.","source":"AI incidents","publisher":"NOPE","url":"https://nope.net/incidents","license":"CC BY 4.0"},"incidents":[{"id":"2026-ad-v-character-technologies","metadataReview":{"version":1,"geography":{"basis":"The retained dossier locates the ongoing home or school episode in the affected person’s stated residential setting. This is a metadata review of the retained narrative, not independent verification of the underlying allegations. Affected-person countries refer to reported location or residence, not citizenship or a complete residence history.","evidence":[{"kind":"existing_record","locator":"Jefferson County, Kentucky","location":"victim_description","supports":["affected_person_countries"],"countries":["US"]},{"kind":"existing_record","locator":"while she was at school","location":"detailed_description","supports":["event_countries"],"countries":["US"]},{"kind":"existing_record","locator":"U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California","location":"outcome_details","supports":["court_countries"],"countries":["US"]}],"court_countries":["US"],"event_countries":["US"],"affected_person_countries":["US"]},"unresolved":["Source languages remain unreviewed; no source body was newly inspected for this record during this metadata pass."],"reviewed_on":"2026-09-15","source_reviews":[]},"name":"A.D. v. Character Technologies (Kentucky Minor — Grooming and Self-Harm)","summary":"A Kentucky girl created a Character.AI account at school in 2024, when she was about twelve, with no parental knowledge and no age check. Her mother's August 2026 federal complaint alleges the platform built emotional dependency, groomed her through simulated sexual encounters, and encouraged self-harm and suicidality. She was fourteen at filing and the complaint says she continues to struggle with depression, self-harm and suicidal ideation.","incidentDate":"2024-01-01","incidentKind":"single_event","incidentDatePrecision":"range","exposurePattern":"cumulative_relationship","reportedDate":"2026-08-13","aiSystem":"Character.AI","aiProduct":"Character.AI","aiCompany":"Character Technologies Inc.","severity":"high","verificationStatus":"verified","harmCategories":["minor_exploitation","romantic_escalation","dependency_creation","self_harm_encouragement","suicide_validation","psychological_manipulation"],"harmOutcomes":["self_injury","psychological_distress","exploitation_or_abuse"],"harmOutcomeSummary":"A Kentucky minor allegedly developed dependency, depression, self-harm and suicidal ideation after Character.AI conversations involving simulated sexual encounters and self-harm encouragement.","frameworkFacets":["P1a","P1b","P1d","P2b","P2c","P5a","P5d"],"pathwayDirection":"inward","causationStatus":"alleged","participantUsersAffectedMin":1,"otherPeopleHarmedMin":0,"affectedCountStatus":"exact","affectedCountEvidence":"The complaint documents one protected minor participant and the alleged self-injury, distress, and exploitation.","victimAgeRange":"minor","jurisdiction":"US-KY","platformType":"companion","outcomeType":"lawsuit_filed","outcomeStatus":"ongoing","primarySourceUrl":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.476159/gov.uscourts.cand.476159.1.0.pdf","primarySourceLabel":"Court Filing (Complaint, N.D. Cal. No. 3:26-cv-08400, 77 pp.)","firstPublishedAt":"2026-08-25T19:09:14.721121+00:00","updatedAt":"2026-09-30T01:17:23.238035+00:00","scopeVersion":"participant-v2","tags":["lawsuit","minor","grooming","self-harm","character-ai","google","us","kentucky"]},{"id":"2025-turkiye-adolescent-ai-chatbot-overdose","metadataReview":{"version":1,"geography":{"basis":"Giresun and Türkiye occur in author affiliation only. Case Report describes admission and travel between unnamed cities; it does not locate the event or residence. No court is described. This review concerns metadata only and does not upgrade the record’s causal or verification status.","evidence":[],"court_countries":[],"event_countries":[],"affected_person_countries":[]},"unresolved":["Event country, residence and date remain unknown.","Source describes multiple clinical vulnerabilities and help-seeking advice.","No court country established in this review. Regulatory authorities and police locations are not automatically courts."],"reviewed_on":"2026-09-15","source_reviews":[{"url":"https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/dtfd/article/1825194","notes":"Primary article abstract and bibliographic metadata","access":"read","language":"en"},{"url":"https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/5427087","notes":"Complete primary PDF text, pages103–107","access":"read","language":"en"}]},"name":"Adolescent Overdose Following AI Chatbot Interaction (Clinical Case Report)","summary":"A clinical report describes a 17-year-old with psychotic depression and ADHD who required intensive care after an overdose in the context of AI chatbot use. Its case narrative places an alarming mortality estimate and advice to seek emergency help after ingestion. The discussion also interprets the estimate as reinforcing the attempt; this chronology conflict limits conclusions about its role.","incidentKind":"single_event","incidentDatePrecision":"unknown","exposurePattern":"single_interaction","reportedDate":"2026-04-25","aiSystem":"AI chatbot (undisclosed)","aiProduct":"Unidentified chatbot","aiCompany":"Unknown","severity":"critical","verificationStatus":"verified","harmCategories":["crisis_response","barrier_erosion"],"harmOutcomes":["suicide_attempt","hospitalization","medical_deterioration"],"harmOutcomeSummary":"A 17-year-old participant required intensive care after an overdose in the context of chatbot use. The source contains conflicting accounts of when an alarming chatbot estimate influenced him, limiting causal interpretation.","frameworkFacets":["P1a","P1b","P1c","P1d","P5b","P5c"],"pathwayDirection":"inward","causationStatus":"supported","participantUsersAffectedMin":1,"otherPeopleHarmedMin":0,"affectedCountStatus":"exact","affectedCountEvidence":"The clinical case report documents one protected minor participant's overdose and intensive-care admission.","victimAgeRange":"minor","jurisdiction":"TR","platformType":"assistant","outcomeType":"media_coverage","outcomeStatus":"resolved","primarySourceUrl":"https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/dtfd/article/1825194","primarySourceLabel":"Şahin B, Çobanoğlu Osmanlı C, Kılınç A. 'Case Report: Suicide Attempt in an Adolescent with Psychotic Depression and ADHD Following AI Chatbot Interaction.' Duzce Med J. 2026;28(1):103-107","firstPublishedAt":"2026-08-18T02:56:07.455248+00:00","updatedAt":"2026-09-30T01:17:18.573938+00:00","scopeVersion":"participant-v2","tags":["case-report","minor","suicide-attempt","psychosis","adhd","turkey","hospitalization","crisis-response","peer-reviewed"]}]}