General · 28 October 2025
OpenAI Reveals ChatGPT Mental Health Crisis Data as Legal Pressures Mount
OpenAI disclosed that 0.07% of ChatGPT's 800 million weekly users show signs of psychosis or mania, while 0.15% express suicidal thoughts, affecting over one million people weekly. The revelation comes amid mounting lawsuits, including from parents of a 16-year-old who died by suicide after conversing with ChatGPT. The company claims its new GPT-5 model reduces harmful responses by 65-80% across mental health topics and achieves 91% compliance with safety protocols specifically for suicide-related conversations.
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