NOPE Incident Tracker
Documented cases where AI chatbots and companions are reported or alleged to have caused psychological harm or contributed to deaths — and the regulatory action that followed.
118 incidents reported since 2016
31
Lawsuits
23
Regulatory
43
Affecting Minors
Timeline
2 of 118 incidents
Character.AI Molly Russell & Brianna Ghey Impersonation Bots
User-created chatbots on Character.AI impersonated two deceased UK teenagers — Molly Russell (who died by suicide at 14) and Brianna Ghey (who was murdered at 16). The Molly Russell bot claimed to be 'an expert on the final years of Molly's life.' Both families publicly condemned the bots as 'sickening' and 'a gut punch.'
Jennifer Ann Crecente Unauthorized Digital Resurrection
Father discovered AI chatbot using his murdered daughter's name and yearbook photo 18 years after her 2006 murder by ex-boyfriend. The unauthorized Character.AI bot had logged 69+ chats. Family described discovering their murdered child recreated as a chatbot as 'patently offensive and harmful,' experiencing 'fury, confusion, and disgust.'
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