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In a striking new revelation about the connection between artificial intelligence and mental health, OpenAI’s internal data indicates that nearly one million users every week turn to ChatGPT to talk about suicide or self-harm. Although these sensitive conversations make up only a tiny fraction of ChatGPT’s overall global activity, the...

OpenAI, the artificial intelligence company behind the widely popular chatbot ChatGPT, is being accused of offering poor parental controls and safety measures for teens. While the company has advanced AI for millions of users globally, experts and users agree that OpenAI’s existing safety protocols aren’t sufficient to protect teenagers seeking...

In a significant change to AI safety policy, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed that ChatGPT will now refuse to discuss suicide with users under 18. The announcement comes ahead of a Senate hearing on the potential harms of chatbots to children and follows several tragic reports of teenagers experiencing mental...