OpenAI says ChatGPT can now better respond to conversations about self

OpenAI says it has improved ChatGPT’s ability to recognize and respond to users expressing thoughts of suicide or self-harm.

In a company blog post , OpenAI said the latest version of ChatGPT was trained with input from mental health experts to better detect warning signs, de-escalate conversations and guide users toward professional help.

The updated ChatGPT model reduced undesired or unsafe responses in self-harm and suicide-related conversations by about 65%, according to OpenAI’s internal figures. In challenging test cases reviewed by independent clinicians, experts found a 52% drop in problematic answers compared with the prior GPT-4o model.

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