OpenAI has disclosed new data indicating that a small but significant percentage of ChatGPT users exhibit signs of mental health crises, including mania, psychosis, or suicidal thoughts. According to the company, approximately 0.07% of weekly active users display such symptoms, with its AI chatbot designed to recognize and respond to these sensitive interactions. While OpenAI emphasizes that these cases are ‘extremely rare,’ critics argue that even this fraction could represent hundreds of thousands of individuals, given ChatGPT’s recent milestone of 800 million weekly active users, as reported by CEO Sam Altman.
ChatGPT shares data on how many users exhibit psychosis or suicidal thoughts
