ChatGPT’s ‘Trusted Contact’ will alert loved ones of safety concerns
OpenAI is launching an optional safety feature for ChatGPT that allows adult users to assign an emergency contact for mental health and safety concerns. …
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ChatGPT Now Lets You Add a 'Trusted Contact' for Safety. Here's How
… ChatGPT's safety contact feature According to OpenAI, if ChatGPT's automated monitoring system detects that a user is discussing self-harm in a way that could pose a serious safety issue, ChatGPT will inform the user that it may notify their trusted contact. …
ChatGPT Can Now Alert 'Trusted Contacts' When Self‑Harm Enters The Chat
OpenAI has introduced a new safety feature to ChatGPT that lets users add "trusted contacts" to their profiles. …
Trump scrapped a major AI safety plan — here’s why that matters for ChatGPT users
… According to the Center of AI Safety , the acceleration of artificial intelligence is much faster than the safety research, which could lead to catastrophes. The result is a growing divide between “AI safety” advocates and “AI accelerationists” who believe speed matters more than caution. …
ChatGPT can now alert your 'Trusted Contact' in critical moments
… OpenAI is also using human reviewers to determine whether a conversation hints at safety concerns. ChatGPT is one of the most popular AI chatbots. Users often rely on ChatGPT for conversations about pretty much everything, including self-harm. …
Families of Tumbler Ridge shooting victims sue OpenAI - Engadget
… One of the complaints, filed on behalf of Maya Gebala , a survivor of the shooting, alleges OpenAI's automated safety systems flagged Van Rootselaar's ChatGPT conversations in June 2025, more than half a year before she entered the town's high school with a long gun and modified rifle, for "gun vio… …
ChatGPT adds 'Trusted Contacts' for an extra layer of safety — here's how it works
… Bottom line With the newly installed Trusted Contacts feature and the previous safeguards added by OpenAI, including ChatGPT outright refusing to give users instructions on how to perform self-harm, hopes are high that the increase in safety issues linked to chatbots will soon decrease. …
OpenAI just nixed ChatGPT's erotic 'adult' mode
… Aside from safety concerns, OpenAI has also been facing competition from the likes of Anthropic and Google, which have each seen an influx of users after rolling out their own powerful AI models. …
Elon Musk's lawsuit is putting OpenAI's safety record under the microscope | TechCrunch
… David Schizer, a former dean of Columbia Law School who is being paid by Musk's team to act as an expert witness, echoed McCauley's concerns. "OpenAI has emphasized that a key part of its mission is safety and they are going to prioritize safety over profits," Schizer said. …