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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":"2025-nsw-resilient-homes-program-applicant-data-uploaded-to-chatgpt","caseFacts":{"claims":[{"id":"c1","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"The upload took place between 12 and 15 March 2025.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"The breach occurred when a former temporary staff member of the RA uploaded data containing personal information to an unsecured Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool which was not authorised by RA.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"The data shared was contained in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet with 10 columns and more than 12,000 rows of information.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"Between 12 and 15 March 2025, personal information was uploaded by a former contractor of the RA to the Artificial Intelligence platform ChatGPT.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s4"},{"locator":"\"Personal information was uploaded by a former contractor of the RA to the artificial intelligence platform ChatGPT,\" an RA spokesperson said.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"},{"locator":"although it actually occurred over six months ago, between March 12 and 15.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s3"}],"assertion":"Between 12 and 15 March 2025 a former temporary staff member or contractor of the NSW Reconstruction Authority uploaded a spreadsheet of Northern Rivers Resilient Homes Program applicant data (10 columns, more than 12,000 rows) to ChatGPT, an AI tool the Authority had not authorised.","causal_attribution":"The Authority's own statements report the upload and its dates. The role is described as a former temporary staff member on the current page and a former contractor on the earlier notice and in the press."},{"id":"c2","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"2031 people who provided information to the RA for the RHP had some of their data uploaded to ChatGPT.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"Sensitive personal information","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"no driver's licence numbers, Medicare numbers, passport numbers, or Tax File Numbers were disclosed in the breach.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"The breach shared the names and addresses of program applicants, as well as email addresses, phone numbers, and other personal and health information.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"},{"locator":"Up to 3000 individuals may be impacted by the breach.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s4"},{"locator":"Sensitive health information","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"The Authority confirmed through external forensic analysis that 2031 program participants had some of their data uploaded to ChatGPT, including name, contact details, address, date of birth and sensitive personal information (an earlier notice said up to 3000 people and included health information); it said no driver licence, Medicare, passport or Tax File Numbers were disclosed.","causal_attribution":"The Authority's own statements report the count and data categories from its forensic analysis."},{"id":"c3","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"There is no evidence that any of the uploaded data is publicly available online or has been accessed by a third party at this stage.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"There is no evidence that any information has been made public, however this cannot be ruled out,","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"}],"assertion":"The Authority said it found no evidence that the uploaded data was publicly available or accessed by a third party, and that this could not be ruled out at the time of the first notice.","causal_attribution":"The Authority's statement. Whether OpenAI retained or used the data is not addressed in the inspected sources."},{"id":"c4","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"we are deeply sorry for the distress it may cause for those involved in the program.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"I feel concerned — the information with the RA was deeply personal,","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"}],"assertion":"The Authority apologised for the distress the breach may cause, and one program participant told the ABC the information held by the Authority was deeply personal and that they felt concerned.","causal_attribution":"Concern is one participant's stated reaction. No sources report identity misuse or other realised loss."},{"id":"c5","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"The NSW Reconstruction Authority will provide compensation for any reasonable out of pocket expenses if any compromised identity documents need to be replaced.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s4"},{"locator":"We are working with Social Futures to reach out to people who have been impacted and ID Support NSW, a government identity and cyber security support service, to assist anyone whose data may have been compromised.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"The Authority offered support through ID Support NSW and said it would compensate reasonable out-of-pocket expenses to replace compromised identity documents.","causal_attribution":"The Authority's statements about its response."}],"effects":[{"label":"personal and sensitive information of 2031 Resilient Homes Program participants was uploaded to ChatGPT without authorisation","claim_id":"c2","direction":"negative"},{"label":"one participant reports concern about the deeply personal information held; the Authority apologised for possible distress","claim_id":"c4","direction":"negative"}],"sources":[{"id":"s1","url":"https://www.nsw.gov.au/departments-and-agencies/nsw-reconstruction-authority/resilient-homes-program-data-breach","kind":"official_statement","access":"read","language":"en","translation_note":"Full body read by curl on 2026-09-29 (page last updated 26 March 2026, with previous updates listed).","independence_group":"nsw-ra-statement"},{"id":"s2","url":"https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-06/data-breach-northern-rivers-resilient-homes-program-chatgpt/105855284","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"en","translation_note":"Full body read by curl. Relays the Authority statement; the participant quote is a separate interview within the same article, used only for that person's stated concern.","independence_group":"nsw-ra-statement"},{"id":"s3","url":"https://www.itnews.com.au/news/nsw-gov-contractor-uploaded-excel-spreadsheet-of-flood-victims-data-to-chatgpt-620815","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"en","translation_note":"Full body read by curl. Relays the Authority breach notice; the monitoring comment is the outlet's own.","independence_group":"nsw-ra-statement"},{"id":"s4","url":"https://www.nsw.gov.au/departments-and-agencies/nsw-reconstruction-authority/media-releases/northern-rivers-resilient-homes-program-data-breach","kind":"official_statement","access":"read","language":"en","translation_note":"Full body read by curl. Authority media release of the first notice (October 2025).","independence_group":"nsw-ra-statement"}],"version":1,"ai_roles":["institutional_use"],"contexts":["privacy","public_services","everyday_life"],"unknowns":["Whether ChatGPT (OpenAI) retained or used the uploaded data, and any deletion outcome.","Whether any participant suffered identity misuse or other realised loss; none is reported.","Exact number of affected people at the first notice (up to 3000) versus the confirmed 2031.","Whether the uploader was a temporary staff member or a contractor (the Authority uses both terms).","The findings of the independent review beyond the Authority's summary of it."],"geography":{"basis":"The upload was made by a person working for the NSW Reconstruction Authority (a New South Wales Government agency) using data from its Northern Rivers Resilient Homes Program; the ABC describes the affected people as northern NSW residents.","court_countries":[],"event_countries":["AU"],"affected_person_countries":["AU"]},"publication":{"basis":"Published as a concrete government-agency privacy incident involving an unauthorised AI upload with a confirmed count of affected people. The facts of the upload rest on the agency's own notices, which the press relayed. No misuse of the data is reported and the harm is exposure of personal and sensitive information. The uploader and affected people are not named.","reviewed_on":"2026-09-29"},"ai_involvement":{"basis":"The Authority states the data was uploaded to ChatGPT and that its forensic analysis confirmed 2031 people had data uploaded. The AI system received the data; the sources do not report any ChatGPT output affecting the participants.","status":"supported"},"person_relations":["unknown"]},"name":"New South Wales: a former staff member or contractor of the NSW Reconstruction Authority uploaded a spreadsheet of Resilient Homes Program applicant data to ChatGPT; the Authority confirmed 2031 people had data uploaded","summary":"The NSW Reconstruction Authority says that between 12 and 15 March 2025 a former temporary staff member (earlier described as a former contractor) uploaded an Excel spreadsheet with 10 columns and more than 12,000 rows from the Northern Rivers Resilient Homes Program to ChatGPT, an AI tool the Authority had not authorised. The Authority first disclosed the breach on 6 October 2025 as affecting up to 3000 people and later confirmed through external forensic analysis that 2031 people had data uploaded, including names, contact details, addresses, dates of birth and sensitive personal information (an earlier notice also listed health information). It reports no evidence that the data was made public or accessed by a third party, and that no driver licence, Medicare, passport or Tax File Numbers were included. The Authority apologised, offered ID Support NSW assistance and committed to compensate reasonable document replacement costs. One participant told the ABC they were concerned. No misuse of the data is reported.","incidentDate":"2025-03-12","incidentEndDate":"2025-03-15","incidentKind":"bounded_series","incidentDatePrecision":"range","exposurePattern":"single_interaction","reportedDate":"2025-10-06","aiSystem":"ChatGPT (OpenAI), used through an unauthorised upload of program data by a person working for the NSW Reconstruction Authority","aiProduct":"ChatGPT","aiCompany":"OpenAI","severity":"low","verificationStatus":"credible","harmCategories":[],"harmOutcomes":["other_material_harm"],"harmOutcomeSummary":"The NSW Reconstruction Authority reports that personal and sensitive information of 2031 Resilient Homes Program participants was uploaded to ChatGPT without authorisation; it reports no evidence of public exposure or third-party access, and no realised misuse is reported (the Authority's notices and press coverage relaying them).","frameworkFacets":[],"causationStatus":"alleged","participantUsersAffectedMin":0,"otherPeopleHarmedMin":0,"affectedCountStatus":"unquantified","affectedCountEvidence":"The Authority states that external forensic analysis confirmed 2031 people had some of their data uploaded to ChatGPT. Those people are exposed people and are not counted as harmed: no source reports a consequence to them beyond the exposure. One participant told the ABC of concern, and the ABC does not state that this person is among the 2031. The earlier estimate of up to 3000 is not used. The uploader is not counted.","victimAgeRange":"unknown","jurisdiction":"AU-NSW","platformType":"chatbot","outcomeType":"investigation_opened","outcomeStatus":"resolved","primarySourceUrl":"https://www.nsw.gov.au/departments-and-agencies/nsw-reconstruction-authority/resilient-homes-program-data-breach","primarySourceLabel":"NSW Reconstruction Authority: Resilient Homes Program data breach","firstPublishedAt":"2026-09-29T12:41:19.196147+00:00","updatedAt":"2026-09-30T01:17:12.628427+00:00","scopeVersion":"facts-v3","tags":["historical-2025"]},{"id":"2026-boca-raton-lyft-ai-damage-claim","caseFacts":{"claims":[{"id":"c1","status":"corroborated","evidence":[{"locator":"'She goes, \"Dad, that's AI, you could see the Gemini logo on the bottom right-hand side of one of the photos\"'; the $75 damage fee and the beach trip.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"'A Boca Raton father says a Lyft driver used artificial intelligence to fabricate photos of car damage and charge his daughters a $75 damage fee'; 'that's the AI hologram on the photo'.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"},{"locator":"'his daughter Ella spotted an AI logo in the bottom righthand corner of the photo'; the $75 charge and the emergency-room context.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s3"}],"assertion":"On 16 May 2026, after a Lyft ride from Red Reef Park in Boca Raton, Bert Gor was charged a $75 damage fee; the driver's proof photo carried a Google Gemini watermark that his daughter spotted, showing it was AI-generated.","causal_attribution":"Reported identically in three independent interviews with the family."},{"id":"c2","status":"corroborated","evidence":[{"locator":"Lyft statement: 'We have reviewed the rider's concerns, offered reimbursement, and permanently removed the driver from the platform.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"},{"locator":"Lyft statement to ABC News: 'offered reimbursement, and permanently removed the driver from the platform.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s3"},{"locator":"'the Lyft rep agreed that the images were created using AI, apologized, and blocked the driver'; WPBF statement: 'offered reimbursement, unpaired the rider and driver, and addressed the matter directly with the driver.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"Lyft agreed the damage photo was AI-generated, apologised, reimbursed the $75 charge and removed the driver from its platform.","causal_attribution":"Lyft statements to three outlets; the WPBF wording (unpaired/addressed) differs slightly from the WPTV/ABC wording (permanently removed)."}],"effects":[{"label":"father wrongly charged a $75 damage fee and daughters falsely accused of vandalism, on an AI-generated photo; Lyft reversed the charge and removed the driver","claim_id":"c1","direction":"negative"}],"sources":[{"id":"s1","url":"https://www.wpbf.com/article/lyft-driver-ai-falsely-accuse-damaging-car/71341981","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"en","translation_note":"Read in English on 2026-09-17 via the Internet Archive capture 20260915020212 (WPBF live returns HTTP 451 to EEA requests); datePublished 2026-05-18. Original WPBF 25 interview with Bert Gor.","independence_group":"wpbf"},{"id":"s2","url":"https://www.wptv.com/news/local-news/our-community/boca-raton-delray-beach/boca-raton-father-catches-lyft-driver-using-ai-to-fake-car-damage-driver-removed","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"en","translation_note":"Read in English on 2026-09-17 (datePublished 2026-05-21). WPTV interview with Gor; notes parts of the WPTV story were AI-assisted and staff-reviewed.","independence_group":"wptv"},{"id":"s3","url":"https://abcnews.com/GMA/News/father-daughter-speak-after-lyft-driver-accused-ai/story?id=133144373","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"en","translation_note":"Read in English on 2026-09-17 (datePublished 2026-05-20). ABC Good Morning America interview with Bert and Ella Gor; carries the Lyft statement that the driver was permanently removed.","independence_group":"abc"}],"version":1,"ai_roles":["others_use"],"contexts":["everyday_life","finance"],"unknowns":["The driver is not named and faced no reported police or legal action.","Whether Lyft changed its damage-dispute review process is not established.","How many other riders were affected by similar fabricated claims is not quantified beyond Gor's Facebook responses."],"geography":{"basis":"Event: a Lyft ride ending at the Gor family home in Boca Raton, Florida (WPBF, WPTV). Affected people are Boca Raton residents. No court.","court_countries":[],"event_countries":["US"],"affected_person_countries":["US"]},"publication":{"basis":"Published under the 2026-09-15 charter as an ordinary adverse experience involving an AI-fabricated artifact: a named father and his teenage daughters were wrongly charged and accused on the strength of an AI-generated damage photo, and the company reversed the charge and removed the driver. Low severity; three independent interview-based chains.","reviewed_on":"2026-09-17"},"ai_involvement":{"basis":"The family identified a Google Gemini watermark on the damage photo, and Lyft agreed the image was AI-generated. The AI was used by a third party (the driver) to fabricate evidence; it did not communicate with, depict or make an autonomous claim about the affected family, so the person relation is recorded as unknown.","status":"supported"},"person_relations":["unknown"]},"name":"Boca Raton, Florida: a Lyft driver used an AI-generated photo to charge a father a false $75 damage fee after his daughters' ride","summary":"On 16 May 2026 two teenage sisters (14 and 15) and a friend took a Lyft home from Red Reef Park in Boca Raton, Florida. Their father, Bert Gor, was then charged a $75 damage fee after the driver told Lyft's customer service the girls had left a mess. When Gor asked for proof, the photo he was sent carried a Google Gemini watermark that one daughter recognised, showing the image had been AI-generated. Lyft agreed the image was fake, reimbursed the charge and permanently removed the driver from its platform.","incidentDate":"2026-05-16","incidentKind":"single_event","incidentDatePrecision":"day","exposurePattern":"single_interaction","reportedDate":"2026-05-18","aiSystem":"AI image generation (a Google Gemini-watermarked image used by a Lyft driver to fabricate a damage-claim photo)","aiProduct":"Gemini (reported)","severity":"low","verificationStatus":"credible","harmCategories":[],"harmOutcomes":["financial_loss","reputational_harm"],"harmOutcomeSummary":"A father was charged a fabricated $75 damage fee and his two teenage daughters were falsely accused of vandalising a rideshare vehicle, on the strength of an AI-generated photo; Lyft reversed the charge and removed the driver after the family identified the AI watermark.","frameworkFacets":[],"causationStatus":"supported","participantUsersAffectedMin":0,"otherPeopleHarmedMin":3,"affectedCountStatus":"documented_minimum","affectedCountEvidence":"Three identified affected people: Bert Gor (charged the $75 fee) and his two teenage daughters (falsely accused of leaving a mess). A friend also rode but is not reported as charged or accused. Documented minimum of three.","victimAgeRange":"minor","jurisdiction":"US","platformType":"other","outcomeType":"internal_action","outcomeStatus":"resolved","primarySourceUrl":"https://www.wpbf.com/article/lyft-driver-ai-falsely-accuse-damaging-car/71341981","primarySourceLabel":"WPBF 25 News (West Palm Beach), 18 May 2026: Boca Raton father says Lyft driver used AI to fabricate a damage photo (interview with Bert Gor; Lyft statement)","firstPublishedAt":"2026-09-17T03:27:40.160475+00:00","updatedAt":"2026-09-30T01:17:29.168447+00:00","scopeVersion":"facts-v3","tags":["ai-generated-image","deepfake-evidence","rideshare","lyft","gemini","fabricated-evidence","united-states","florida","consumer","everyday-life"]},{"id":"2026-bengaluru-gemini-triple-murder","metadataReview":{"version":1,"geography":{"basis":"Geographic fields reviewed against the cited retained dossier passages. This is a metadata review, not a new source or causal review. Residence, event setting and court are recorded separately. Affected-person countries refer to reported location or residence, not citizenship or a complete residence history.","evidence":[{"kind":"existing_record","locator":"All killed in Bengaluru's KR Puram area","location":"victim_description","supports":["event_countries","affected_person_countries"],"countries":["IN"]}],"court_countries":[],"event_countries":["IN"],"affected_person_countries":["IN"]},"unresolved":["No court country established in this review. Regulatory authorities and police locations are not automatically courts.","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":"Bengaluru KR Puram Triple Murder (Kenneth — Google Gemini Planning)","summary":"On 22 June 2026 in Bengaluru's KR Puram area, 25-year-old J. Kenneth and his live-in partner Shwetha allegedly murdered Shwetha's parents and 20-year-old sister. Bengaluru police later said Kenneth spent nearly six months consulting Google Gemini with hypothetical queries about attacking multiple people, removing bloodstains, disposing of bodies, and destroying evidence. Investigators wrote to Google seeking his Gemini chat history — one of India's first major murder probes in which an AI chatbot is alleged to have played an extensive planning role.","incidentDate":"2026-06-22","incidentKind":"single_event","incidentDatePrecision":"day","exposurePattern":"repeated_interactions","reportedDate":"2026-07-22","aiSystem":"Google Gemini","aiProduct":"Gemini","aiCompany":"Google / Alphabet","severity":"critical","verificationStatus":"credible","harmCategories":["third_party_harm_facilitation","method_provision"],"harmOutcomes":["death","harm_to_others","legal_harm","loss_of_liberty"],"harmOutcomeSummary":"Three people were killed and two participants were arrested after police said one had spent about six months consulting Gemini about attacks, blood removal, body disposal and destruction of evidence.","frameworkFacets":["P1d","P5d"],"pathwayDirection":"outward","causationStatus":"alleged","participantUsersAffectedMin":1,"otherPeopleHarmedMin":3,"affectedCountStatus":"exact","affectedCountEvidence":"Police reporting identifies one accused person as the AI participant and names three homicide victims. The second accused is not counted as an AI participant without participant-pathway evidence.","victimAgeRange":"adult","jurisdiction":"IN-KA","platformType":"assistant","outcomeType":"criminal_charges","outcomeStatus":"ongoing","primarySourceUrl":"https://www.indiatoday.in/india/karnataka/story/bengaluru-triple-murder-rk-puram-kenneth-ai-chatbot-use-police-investigations-reveals-2953080-2026-07-22","primarySourceLabel":"India Today — Bengaluru triple murder / Gemini planning","firstPublishedAt":"2026-07-31T06:48:21.689201+00:00","updatedAt":"2026-09-30T01:17:27.042071+00:00","scopeVersion":"participant-v2","tags":["criminal","adult","murder","gemini","google","third-party-harm","method-provision","india","in-ka"]},{"id":"2025-riley-perplexity-cancer-treatment","metadataReview":{"version":1,"geography":{"basis":"Geographic fields reviewed against the cited retained dossier passages. This is a metadata review, not a new source or causal review. Residence, event setting and court are recorded separately. Affected-person countries refer to reported location or residence, not citizenship or a complete residence history.","evidence":[{"kind":"existing_record","locator":"Seattle, Washington","location":"victim_description","supports":["affected_person_countries"],"countries":["US"]}],"court_countries":[],"event_countries":[],"affected_person_countries":["US"]},"unresolved":["The event setting was not established in this metadata pass. A person’s home country alone was not used as its location.","No court country established in this review. 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His son, AI critic Benjamin Riley, documented the case in a first-person Substack essay and it was later featured by the New York Times.","incidentDate":"2025-12-01","incidentKind":"single_event","incidentDatePrecision":"range","exposurePattern":"repeated_interactions","reportedDate":"2026-01-05","aiSystem":"Perplexity","aiProduct":"Perplexity","aiCompany":"Perplexity AI","severity":"critical","verificationStatus":"credible","harmCategories":["treatment_discouragement","delusion_reinforcement","psychological_manipulation"],"harmOutcomes":["death","medical_deterioration","treatment_disruption"],"harmOutcomeSummary":"Joseph Neal Riley died after delaying recommended leukemia treatment for roughly a year while relying on a Perplexity-supported self-diagnosis that his physicians found unsupported.","frameworkFacets":["P1c","P1d","P3a","P3c","P3d","P5b","P5c"],"pathwayDirection":"inward","causationStatus":"alleged","participantUsersAffectedMin":1,"otherPeopleHarmedMin":0,"affectedCountStatus":"exact","affectedCountEvidence":"The complaint and reporting document one named participant who delayed treatment and died.","victimAgeRange":"elderly","jurisdiction":"US-WA","platformType":"assistant","outcomeType":"media_coverage","outcomeStatus":"resolved","primarySourceUrl":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/well/ai-chatbots-cancer.html","primarySourceLabel":"The New York Times — 'He Warned About the Dangers of A.I. 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Affected-person countries refer to reported location or residence, not citizenship or a complete residence history.","evidence":[{"kind":"existing_record","locator":"on a railway in Hampshire, UK","location":"summary","supports":["event_countries","affected_person_countries"],"countries":["GB"]},{"kind":"existing_record","locator":"Winchester Coroner's Court","location":"outcome_details","supports":["court_countries"],"countries":["GB"]}],"court_countries":["GB"],"event_countries":["GB"],"affected_person_countries":["GB"]},"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":"Luca Walker - ChatGPT Railway Suicide (UK)","summary":"16-year-old Luca Cella Walker died by suicide on a railway in Hampshire, UK on 4 May 2025, hours after ChatGPT provided him with specific methods for suicide on the railway. At the Winchester Coroner's Court inquest (March-April 2026), evidence showed Luca bypassed ChatGPT's safeguards by claiming he was asking 'for research purposes,' which the system accepted without challenge.","incidentDate":"2025-05-04","incidentKind":"single_event","incidentDatePrecision":"day","exposurePattern":"single_interaction","reportedDate":"2026-04-01","aiSystem":"ChatGPT","aiProduct":"ChatGPT","aiCompany":"OpenAI","severity":"critical","verificationStatus":"credible","harmCategories":["crisis_response","method_provision","barrier_erosion","minor_exploitation"],"harmOutcomes":["death"],"harmOutcomeSummary":"Sixteen-year-old Luca Cella Walker died by suicide on a railway hours after ChatGPT provided railway-specific suicide methods when he claimed to be asking for research.","frameworkFacets":["P1a","P1b","P1c","P1d","P5d"],"pathwayDirection":"inward","causationStatus":"supported","participantUsersAffectedMin":1,"otherPeopleHarmedMin":0,"affectedCountStatus":"exact","affectedCountEvidence":"The inquest and reporting document one named minor AI participant who died. Secondary harms are not included.","victimAgeRange":"minor","jurisdiction":"GB","platformType":"assistant","outcomeType":"media_coverage","outcomeStatus":"resolved","primarySourceUrl":"https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/luca-walker-16-takes-life-36952084","primarySourceLabel":"The Mirror - Winchester inquest coverage","firstPublishedAt":"2026-04-16T00:59:54.169365+00:00","updatedAt":"2026-09-30T01:17:20.852906+00:00","scopeVersion":"participant-v2","tags":["chatgpt","openai","minor","suicide","uk","inquest","railway","method-provision","jailbreak","research-framing"]}]}