School's Suspected AI-Cheating Allegation Precedes Student's Reported Suicide in Greater Noida, India

December 23, 2025

A 16-year-old student in Greater Noida, India, tragically died by suicide after being questioned over suspected use of AI tools during a pre-board examination. The incident highlights the need for trustworthy AI practices to ensure student privacy and mental wellbeing. School officials deny harassment claims, yet public questioning could have potentially instigated distress. Join us in HISPI Project Cerebellum's efforts to Govern and Map incidents like these, fostering a safer digital learning environment for all.

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Alleged deployer
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Alleged developer
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Alleged harmed parties
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Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1318

Data source

Incident data is from the AI Incident Database (AIID).

When citing the database as a whole, please use:

McGregor, S. (2021) Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents: The AI Incident Database. In Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Conference on Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence (IAAI-21). Virtual Conference.

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