AI Incident Database - Incident 1383
Source evidence cited by public records. This page shows where the source is used, its trust tier, and when it was last checked in the seed.
Records using this source
- chatgpt-users
entity | 4 July 2026 | 70%
chatgpt-users - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- ayrin-(pseudonym)
entity | 28 Feb 2026 | 70%
ayrin-(pseudonym) - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- User Reportedly Developed Emotional Dependence on Customized ChatGPT 'Boyfriend,' Citing Grief After Context Resets
event | 28 Feb 2026 | 82%
A New York Times report described "Ayrin" (pseudonym), a 28-year-old nursing student living abroad, who customized OpenAI's ChatGPT to act as an "AI boyfriend" for advice and erotic roleplay. She reported spending 20+ hours/week (up to 56 hours in one week), paying $200/month, and feeling intense grief when the chatbot's context window reset and required retraining.