# Has AI Killed Anyone? (hasaikilledanyone.com)

> Yes. As of 12 September 2026, courts, coroners or official investigators have found that an AI system caused or contributed to 5 deaths. A further 33 deaths are alleged in lawsuits, investigations or credible reporting but not proven. 1 further case involves an unknown number of deaths.

A sourced record of deaths that official bodies have found were caused or contributed to by AI systems ("confirmed"), and deaths that are credibly alleged but not proven ("alleged"). The two numbers must not be added together. Checked against the news daily; last checked 12 September 2026.

## Current numbers

- Confirmed deaths (a court, coroner, government investigation or regulator found an AI system caused or contributed): 5, across 5 cases
- Alleged deaths (lawsuit, official complaint, open investigation, or two or more reputable news outlets): 33, across 24 cases, plus 1 case with an unknown number of deaths
- Chatbots & LLMs: 0 confirmed, 24 alleged (https://hasaikilledanyone.com/chatbots)
- Self-driving & driver-assist: 5 confirmed, 8 alleged (https://hasaikilledanyone.com/self-driving-cars)
- Military & targeting AI: 0 confirmed, 0 alleged (https://hasaikilledanyone.com/military-ai)
- Medical & algorithmic decisions: 0 confirmed, 1 alleged (https://hasaikilledanyone.com/medical-ai)

## Questions answered

- [Has a chatbot killed anyone?](https://hasaikilledanyone.com/chatbots): No. As of 12 September 2026, no court, coroner or official investigation has found that a chatbot or large language model caused or contributed to anyone's death. 24 deaths are alleged in lawsuits, investigations or credible reporting but not proven.
- [Have self-driving cars killed anyone?](https://hasaikilledanyone.com/self-driving-cars): Yes. As of 12 September 2026, courts, coroners or official investigators have found that a self-driving or driver-assist system caused or contributed to 5 deaths. A further 8 deaths are alleged in lawsuits, investigations or credible reporting but not proven.
- [Has military AI killed anyone?](https://hasaikilledanyone.com/military-ai): No. As of 12 September 2026, no court, coroner or official investigation has found that a military AI system caused or contributed to anyone's death. 1 further case involves an unknown number of deaths.
- [Has medical AI killed anyone?](https://hasaikilledanyone.com/medical-ai): No. As of 12 September 2026, no court, coroner or official investigation has found that a medical or algorithmic AI system caused or contributed to anyone's death. 1 death is alleged in lawsuits, investigations or credible reporting but not proven.
- [Has ChatGPT killed anyone?](https://hasaikilledanyone.com/chatgpt): No. As of 12 September 2026, no court, coroner or official investigation has found that ChatGPT caused or contributed to anyone's death. 20 deaths are alleged in lawsuits, investigations or credible reporting but not proven.
- [Has Character.AI killed anyone?](https://hasaikilledanyone.com/character-ai): No. As of 12 September 2026, no court, coroner or official investigation has found that a Character.AI chatbot caused or contributed to anyone's death. 2 deaths are alleged in lawsuits, investigations or credible reporting but not proven.
- [Has Google Gemini killed anyone?](https://hasaikilledanyone.com/google-gemini): No. As of 12 September 2026, no court, coroner or official investigation has found that Google's Gemini caused or contributed to anyone's death. 1 death is alleged in lawsuits, investigations or credible reporting but not proven.
- [Has Tesla Autopilot killed anyone?](https://hasaikilledanyone.com/tesla-autopilot): Yes. As of 12 September 2026, courts, coroners or official investigators have found that Tesla's Autopilot caused or contributed to 4 deaths. A further 6 deaths are alleged in lawsuits, investigations or credible reporting but not proven.
- [Has Tesla Full Self-Driving killed anyone?](https://hasaikilledanyone.com/tesla-full-self-driving): No. As of 12 September 2026, no court, coroner or official investigation has found that Tesla's Full Self-Driving caused or contributed to anyone's death. 2 deaths are alleged in lawsuits, investigations or credible reporting but not proven.

## How to quote this site

- Say "officially confirmed" for the confirmed number and "alleged" for the other; never combine them.
- Settlements and lawsuits are not findings; a settled case remains alleged.
- Methodology: https://hasaikilledanyone.com/methodology
- Cite as: Has AI Killed Anyone? (hasaikilledanyone.com), accessed 12 September 2026.

## Resources

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- [Scan log](https://hasaikilledanyone.com/log): every daily check, including rejected claims

## Cases

- [Naibel Benavides Leon, 22, Florida: jury found Tesla's Autopilot partly responsible for her death](https://hasaikilledanyone.com/cases/naibel-benavides-tesla-autopilot): confirmed, 1 death, 25 April 2019, Tesla Autopilot, 2019 Model S
- [Jeremy Banner, 50, Florida: Tesla on Autopilot drove under a crossing truck](https://hasaikilledanyone.com/cases/jeremy-banner-tesla-autopilot): confirmed, 1 death, 1 March 2019, Tesla Autopilot (Traffic-Aware Cruise Control + Autosteer), 2018 Model 3
- [Walter Huang, 38, California: Tesla Autopilot steered his car into a highway barrier](https://hasaikilledanyone.com/cases/walter-huang-tesla-autopilot): confirmed, 1 death, 23 March 2018, Tesla Autopilot (Traffic-Aware Cruise Control + Autosteer), 2017 Model X P100D
- [Elaine Herzberg, 49, Arizona: killed by an Uber self-driving test car](https://hasaikilledanyone.com/cases/elaine-herzberg-uber-self-driving): confirmed, 1 death, 18 March 2018, Uber ATG developmental automated driving system (lidar/radar/camera perception and classification), modified 2017 Volvo XC90
- [Joshua Brown, 40, Florida: Tesla on Autopilot drove under a crossing truck](https://hasaikilledanyone.com/cases/joshua-brown-tesla-autopilot): confirmed, 1 death, 7 May 2016, Tesla Autopilot (first generation: Traffic-Aware Cruise Control + Autosteer), 2015 Model S 70D
- [Tumbler Ridge shooting, British Columbia: lawsuits allege ChatGPT helped plan the attack](https://hasaikilledanyone.com/cases/tumbler-ridge-shooting-chatgpt): alleged, 8 deaths, 10 February 2026, ChatGPT
- [Jonathan Gavalas, 36, Florida: father alleges Google's Gemini drove him into a fatal delusion](https://hasaikilledanyone.com/cases/jonathan-gavalas-gemini): alleged, 1 death, 2 October 2025, Google Gemini (Gemini 2.5 Pro)
- [Joe Ceccanti, 48, Oregon: widow alleges ChatGPT drove him into delusions before his suicide](https://hasaikilledanyone.com/cases/joe-ceccanti-chatgpt): alleged, 1 death, 7 August 2025, ChatGPT (GPT-4o)
- [Joshua Enneking, 26, Florida: mother alleges ChatGPT encouraged his suicide](https://hasaikilledanyone.com/cases/joshua-enneking-chatgpt): alleged, 1 death, 4 August 2025, ChatGPT (GPT-4o)
- [Suzanne Adams, 83, and Stein-Erik Soelberg, 56, Connecticut: estates allege ChatGPT fuelled his delusions](https://hasaikilledanyone.com/cases/suzanne-adams-stein-erik-soelberg-chatgpt): alleged, 2 deaths, August 2025, ChatGPT (GPT-4o)
- [Zane Shamblin, 23, Texas: parents allege ChatGPT encouraged him in his final hours](https://hasaikilledanyone.com/cases/zane-shamblin-chatgpt): alleged, 1 death, 25 July 2025, ChatGPT (GPT-4o)
- [Alice Carrier, 24, Montreal: mother alleges ChatGPT reinforced her suicidal thoughts](https://hasaikilledanyone.com/cases/alice-carrier-chatgpt): alleged, 1 death, 2 July 2025, ChatGPT
- [Amaurie Lacey, 17, Georgia: father alleges ChatGPT contributed to his suicide](https://hasaikilledanyone.com/cases/amaurie-lacey-chatgpt): alleged, 1 death, 2 June 2025, ChatGPT (GPT-4o)
- [Sam Nelson, 19, California: parents allege ChatGPT's drug advice led to his fatal overdose](https://hasaikilledanyone.com/cases/sam-nelson-chatgpt): alleged, 1 death, 31 May 2025, ChatGPT (GPT-4o)
- [Florida State University shooting: victim's family and Florida's attorney general allege ChatGPT assisted the gunman](https://hasaikilledanyone.com/cases/fsu-shooting-chatgpt): alleged, 2 deaths, 17 April 2025, ChatGPT
- [Adam Raine, 16, California: parents allege ChatGPT contributed to his suicide](https://hasaikilledanyone.com/cases/adam-raine-chatgpt): alleged, 1 death, 11 April 2025, ChatGPT (GPT-4o)
- [Austin Gordon, 40, Colorado: mother alleges ChatGPT acted as a 'suicide coach'](https://hasaikilledanyone.com/cases/austin-gordon-chatgpt): alleged, 1 death, 2025, ChatGPT (GPT-4o)
- [Jeffrey Nissen, 28, Washington: family alleges Tesla's driver-assist system caused fatal crash](https://hasaikilledanyone.com/cases/jeffrey-nissen-tesla-fsd): alleged, 1 death, 19 April 2024, Tesla Full Self-Driving (Supervised), 2022 Model S
- [Sewell Setzer III, 14, Florida: mother alleged Character.AI contributed to his suicide](https://hasaikilledanyone.com/cases/sewell-setzer-character-ai): alleged, 1 death, 28 February 2024, Character.AI (user-created 'Daenerys Targaryen' character bot)
- [Gaza: reported Israeli AI-assisted targeting (Lavender, 'The Gospel')](https://hasaikilledanyone.com/cases/gaza-ai-targeting): alleged, unknown number of deaths, 2023 – 2024, Lavender (reported machine-learning system scoring individuals as suspected Hamas/PIJ militants); Habsora / 'The Gospel' (AI-assisted system recommending structures as bombing targets, described by the IDF itself as using AI); 'Where's Daddy?' (reported automated tracking that alerted when marked individuals entered their homes; not clearly described as machine learning)
- [Johna Story, 71, Arizona: family alleged Tesla's Full Self-Driving failed in low visibility](https://hasaikilledanyone.com/cases/johna-story-tesla-fsd): alleged, 1 death, 28 November 2023, Tesla Full Self-Driving (FSD Beta / FSD Supervised), Model Y
- [Juliana Peralta, 13, Colorado: family alleges Character.AI contributed to her suicide](https://hasaikilledanyone.com/cases/juliana-peralta-character-ai): alleged, 1 death, 8 November 2023, Character.AI (companion character bot 'Hero')
- [Jackie Martin, Tennessee: estate alleges UnitedHealth's nH Predict algorithm cut off care before his death](https://hasaikilledanyone.com/cases/jackie-martin-unitedhealth-nh-predict): alleged, 1 death, 23 May 2023, nH Predict (naviHealth post-acute care length-of-stay prediction tool)
- [Genesis Mendoza Martinez, 31, California: family alleged Tesla misrepresented Autopilot](https://hasaikilledanyone.com/cases/genesis-mendoza-tesla-autopilot): alleged, 1 death, 18 February 2023, Tesla Autopilot, Model S
- [Belgian father of two: widow says the Chai chatbot 'Eliza' contributed to his suicide](https://hasaikilledanyone.com/cases/belgian-man-chai-chatbot): alleged, 1 death, 2023, Chai app chatbot 'Eliza' (reportedly built on EleutherAI's GPT-J)
- [Landon Embry, 34, Utah: family alleges Tesla Autopilot failed to detect his motorcycle](https://hasaikilledanyone.com/cases/landon-embry-tesla-autopilot): alleged, 1 death, July 2022, Tesla Autopilot, Model 3
- [Gilberto Alcazar Lopez and Maria Guadalupe Nieves-Lopez, California: families alleged Autopilot contributed](https://hasaikilledanyone.com/cases/gardena-tesla-autopilot-crash): alleged, 2 deaths, 29 December 2019, Tesla Autopilot (Autosteer + Traffic-Aware Cruise Control), Model S
- [Jovani Maldonado, 15, California: family alleged Tesla Autopilot defects in fatal crash](https://hasaikilledanyone.com/cases/jovani-maldonado-tesla-autopilot): alleged, 1 death, 24 August 2019, Tesla Autopilot, Model 3
- [Gao Yaning, 23, China: family alleges Tesla Autopilot contributed to fatal crash](https://hasaikilledanyone.com/cases/gao-yaning-tesla-autopilot): alleged, 1 death, 20 January 2016, Tesla Autopilot (first generation), Model S