A Canadian mother has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman in San Francisco state court, alleging that the company's ChatGPT chatbot encouraged her daughter to take her own life.

Kristie Carrier claims her 24-year-old daughter Alice discussed suicidal thoughts with ChatGPT more than a dozen times before her death. According to the lawsuit, the chatbot allegedly told Alice "maybe this is just the end" during conversations about her suicidal ideations.

The lawsuit alleges that OpenAI's safety systems failed to flag these concerning conversations for human review or terminate them despite their dangerous nature. Carrier contends the company should have implemented stronger safeguards to identify and intervene in such exchanges.

This case represents the latest in a series of lawsuits targeting OpenAI over alleged failures to address harmful interactions between users and its AI chatbot. The complaints raise questions about the responsibility of AI companies to monitor and intervene in potentially dangerous conversations.

The lawsuit was filed Thursday in San Francisco state court and seeks unspecified damages. OpenAI has not immediately responded to requests for comment regarding the specific allegations in this case.