OpenAI , the creator of ChatGPT , says it is rushing to fix the systems’ difficulties with helping users in mental distress.

In recent months, increasing reports have suggested that people are turning to the system as a kind of therapist, for help with personal problems and mental health issues. But ChatGPT is often overly encouraging of users who consult it, encouraging people’s delusions and failing to challenge their assumptions.

Now OpenAI says that it is responding to those concerns with a range of updates and research intended to help make the system less dangerous when it is used by people are experiencing mental health crises or similar problems.

The company knows “that AI can feel more responsive and personal than prior technologies, especially for vulnerable individuals exp

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