AI Incident Database - Incident 1491
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
- domestic-violence-victims
entity | 24 June 2026 | 70%
domestic-violence-victims - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- dorothy-whittemore
entity | 24 June 2026 | 70%
dorothy-whittemore - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- margaux-whittemore
entity | 24 June 2026 | 70%
margaux-whittemore - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- samuel-whittemore
entity | 24 June 2026 | 70%
samuel-whittemore - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- ChatGPT Use Was Reportedly Cited in Delusional State Before Homicide and Assault in Readfield, Maine
event | 24 June 2026 | 82%
In February 2025, Samuel Whittemore killed his wife, Margaux Whittemore, and assaulted his mother, Dorothy Whittemore, at a home in Readfield, Maine. Court reporting said forensic psychologists testified he was experiencing bipolar disorder with psychotic features and delusions, and that he had used ChatGPT up to 14 hours a day as a companion before the attack. Current reporting links ChatGPT use to his deteriorating mental state but does not establish direct violent instruc…