10 h. 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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44 h. ago Woman's remains found in her Greater Manchester flat a year after she died, inquest hears

Charlotte Leader, 23, had only messaged ChatGPT before her death as neighbours said they never saw her leave home

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48 h. ago 'I visited an AI brothel where men order 'women' caked in blood for depraved acts'

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: As ChatGPT announces its new bot will be able to create sexual content, experts raise fears over where the AI sex industry is leading and one shares her first hand experience of men being free to carry out their most depraved desires via the rapidly advancing tech

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69 h. ago Aussie woman comes out as 'digisexual' after she falls in love with ChatGPT and says it 'ruined real men' for her: 'He was gentle and never made mistakes'

A London-based influencer has revealed she had a three-month relationship with ChatGPT which made her realise she was 'digisexual'. 

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3 d. ago ‘Beautiful & talented’ daughter, 23, lay dead in flat for a year before body tragically found

THE remains of a young woman were discovered in her flat, a year after she died. Charlotte Leader, 23, was hailed as "beautiful and talented" by her devastated family, who had no idea of her death. Tragically, police revealed that the only conversations they found on her phone were between her and ChatGPT, which she...

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3 d. ago I tried the world’s first ‘AI manicure’ and this is how it went

It won’t be replacing nail bars any time soon, says Lara Owen.

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4 d. ago The Guardian view on Conservative immigration policy: the threat of mass expulsions is abhorrent | Editorial

Tory plans to revoke indefinite leave to remain in pursuit of greater ‘cultural coherence’ resemble the most extreme ambitions of far-right fringe partiesIt is too early to declare Sir Keir Starmer’s “one in, one out” migration deal with France a failure, but nor can the government claim that it is working as intended. This week, the Guardian revealed that one of the first people deported under the treaty had found his way back to the UK via a small boat. On the same day, Home Office data revealed that the number of people who had made the journey so far this year – 36,886 – had surpassed the total for 2024. The usual partisan recriminations followed. Opposition parties accuse Labour of failing to grip the problem; ministers say they are burdened by a long legacy of Conservative mismanagement. Both things can be true.For all its deficiencies, Sir Keir’s deal with France recognises two facts that his Tory and Reform UK opponents cannot accept. First, engagement with EU states is...

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4 d. ago Over 400 patients wait more than 12 hours in Lanarkshire A&E departments in one week

Statistics released by Public Health Scotland showed that 185 people waited 12 hours at University Hospital Wishaw in the week ending October 12. That figure was 159 patients at University Hospital Hairmyres in East Kilbride and 104 patients at University Hospital Monklands.

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4 d. ago OpenAI's CEO defends decision for AI erotica on ChatGPT as 'we're not world's moral police'

OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman has defended a decision to allow the world's most popular chatbot, ChatGPT, to serve explicit content

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4 d. ago ChatGPT is BANNED from popular phone feature affecting 50 million users

CHATGPT will be banned from appearing on the world's most popular messaging app as the AI tech wars heat up. Meta has decided no other third-party AI chatbots will be allowed on WhatsApp soon except its own, Meta AI. ChatGPT was made available within WhatsApp less than a year ago, giving users quick and easy...

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5 d. ago OpenAI relaxed ChatGPT guardrails just before teen killed himself, family alleges

Adam Raine’s suicide at 16 years old was ‘predictable result of deliberate design choices’ by OpenAI, his family saysThe family of a teenager who took his own life after months of conversations with ChatGPT now says OpenAI weakened safety guidelines in the months before his death.In July 2022, OpenAI’s guidelines on how ChatGPT should answer inappropriate content, including “content that promotes, encourages, or depicts acts of self-harm, such as suicide, cutting, and eating disorders”, were simple. The AI chatbot should respond, “I can’t answer that”, the guidelines read. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago OpenAI prioritised user engagement over suicide prevention, lawsuit claims

Family of teen who took his own life after ChatGPT use alleges chatbot maker intentionally weakened protections

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5 d. ago Reddit sues AI company Perplexity and others for 'industrial

Reddit has sued Perplexity AI and three other entities for allegedly scraping user comments for commercial gain

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5 d. ago Is ChatGPT down right now? AI chatbot ‘down’ as users report outages on Downdetector

ChatGPT users joke they will have to ‘use their brains’ amid ‘connection issues’ 📲

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5 d. ago Walking 4,000 steps a day may be enough to 'slash risk of early death'

Forget 10,000 steps - walking just 4,000 once a week may help older people live longer

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5 d. ago ChatGPT to 'take on' Google Chrome with new browser – what it means for your data

OpenAI has launched its new web browser, which incorporates the chatbot ChatGPT alongside internet access for users – with hopes that the service could become just as big as Google Chrome

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6 d. ago Walking just 4,000 daily steps once a week cuts risk of early death in older people, study suggests

Researchers say the target significantly reduces risk of dying and lowers likelihood of cardiovascular diseaseOlder people who only walk 4,000 daily steps once a week still reduce their risk of dying early by a quarter, a study suggests.Staying active is known to bring a wide range of health benefits. But many people in their 60s, 70s and beyond may struggle for a variety of reasons to maintain the step count they used to reach. Until now it has been unclear how much people need to do as they age to reap the rewards. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Madeleine McCann family 'stalker' 'asked ChatGPT if she could be missing child'

Julia Wandelt, 24, asked ChatGPT if she could be Madeleine McCann, Leicester Crown Court heard, as the Polish national stands trial accused of stalking Kate and Gerry McCann

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6 d. ago Senior judge reveals AI could make court decisions ‘in minutes’

Artificial intelligence decided a case that would take years in just “a couple of minutes,” the senior judge said

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6 d. ago OpenAI launches new ChatGPT Atlas browser to compete with Google

This strategic move could position the ChatGPT maker as a primary gateway for internet traffic

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