Cases of “AI psychosis” are apparently on the rise, and multiple people have committed suicide after conversing with the ChatGPT large language model. That’s pretty horrible. Representatives of ChatGPT maker OpenAI are testifying before the US congress in response, and the company is announcing new methods of detecting users’ age. According to the CEO, that may include ID verification.

New age detection systems are being implemented in ChatGPT, and where the automated system can’t verify (to itself, at least) that a user is an adult, it will default to the more locked-down “under 18” experience that blocks sexual content and, “potentially involving law enforcement to ensure safety.” In a separate blog post spotted by Ars Technica , OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that in some countries t

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