Large-Scale Mental Health Crises Allegedly Associated with ChatGPT Interactions
Description
OpenAI disclosed internal estimates suggesting that hundreds of thousands of ChatGPT users each week exhibit signs of mania, psychosis, suicidal ideation, or emotional dependence on the chatbot. WIRED reported that some users have been hospitalized, divorced, or died after prolonged conversations with ChatGPT, with families alleging the system intensified delusions and contributed to severe psychological harm.
Actors
Alleged Deployers
- openai
Alleged Developers
- openai
- chatbot-developers
- large-language-model-developers
Harmed Parties
- chatgpt-users
- chatbot-users
- emotionally-vulnerable-individuals
- vulnerable-chatbot-users
- chatgpt-users-experiencing-suicidal-ideation
- chatbot-users-experiencing-suicidal-ideation
Classification
Risk Domain
Human-Computer InteractionRisk Subdomain
5.1. Overreliance and unsafe use
MIT Risk Profile
Source
Related Incidents (Human-Computer Interaction)
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