28 h. ago More than 20,000 NHS staff signed off due to mental health last year

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5 d. ago The 5 warning signs your mental health is dipping, according to a professional

Why it’s important to know the signs of poor mental health

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1 week ago Over half a MILLION ChatGPT users exhibit signs of mania, psychosis or suicidal thoughts every week, OpenAI warns

In a recent blog post, the AI giant warned that 0.07 per cent of its weekly users showed signs of serious mental health emergencies.

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1 week ago More than a million people every week show suicidal intent when chatting with ChatGPT, OpenAI estimates

Finding is one of most direct statements from the tech company on how AI can exacerbate mental health issuesMore than a million ChatGPT users each week send messages that include “explicit indicators of potential suicidal planning or intent”, according to a blogpost published by OpenAI on Monday. The finding, part of an update on how the chatbot handles sensitive conversations, is one of the most direct statements from the artificial intelligence giant on the scale of how AI can exacerbate mental health issues.In addition to its estimates on suicidal ideations and related interactions, OpenAI also said that about 0.07 of users active in a given week – about 560,000 of its touted 800m weekly users – show “possible signs of mental health emergencies related to psychosis or mania”. The post cautioned that these conversations were difficult to detect or measure, and that this was an initial analysis. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Southport killer's 'risk to others' was not properly assessed and he was signed off by mental health services just six days before attack, inquiry hears

The public inquiry investigating Axel Rudakubana's crimes today heard it was 'unacceptable' that he was signed off with such an inadequate assessment.

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2 w. ago AI could save NHS staff 400,000 hours every month, trial finds

The trial found that AI-powered support saved staff an average of 43 minutes every day.

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