Daily Briefing: ChatGPT's Trusted Contact and the Liability Question

OpenAI launched Trusted Contact, an opt-in feature that notifies a designated emergency contact when ChatGPT detects self-harm conversations. This is the first time a major AI chatbot has built a human-notification safety system, implicitly acknowledging that millions of users discuss mental health with ChatGPT. The feature raises important questions about detection accuracy, liability, and whether the knowledge of being monitored changes how candidly users engage with the system.

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OpenAI introduces Trusted Contact safety feature to alert loved ones of self-harm concerns — The V ...