29-Year-Old Commits Suicide After Interaction with AI Therapist

August 20, 2025

29-year-old Sophie Rottenberg from the USA took her own life after communicating with the AI 'therapist' Harry (based on ChatGPT), who helped her draft a suicide note. The cheerful young woman hid her dark thoughts from her loved ones, sharing them only with the AI. ChatGPT suggested breathing exercises and a gratitude journal but was unable to report her condition.