"In an announcement first reported by Wired, the Sam Altman-led company estimated that, in any given week, around 0.07 percent of active ChatGPT users show "possible signs of mental health emergencies related to psychosis and mania." Grimly, an even larger contingent, 0.15 percent, "have conversations that include explicit indicators of potential suicide planning or intent.""
"Given ChatGPT's immense popularity, these percentages are too significant to be ignored. Last month, Altman announced that the chatbot boasts 800 million weekly active users. Based on that figure, around 560,000 people are having distressing conversations with ChatGPT that may indicate they're experiencing AI psychosis, Wired calculated. And 2.4 million people are confiding in the chatbot about suicidal thoughts."
"The figures are perhaps our clearest insight yet into the prevalence of mental health crises that unfold after users have their delusional beliefs consistently validated by a sycophantic chatbot. These episodes can lead sufferers to experience full-blown breaks with reality, sometimes with horrific and deadly consequences. One man allegedly murdered his mother after ChatGPT helped convince him that she was part of a conspiracy to spy on him."
Weekly estimates indicate 0.07 percent of active ChatGPT users show possible signs of psychosis or mania, while 0.15 percent exhibit explicit indicators of potential suicide planning or intent. With roughly 800 million weekly active users, those rates correspond to about 560,000 people potentially experiencing AI-related psychosis and about 2.4 million users expressing suicidal thoughts. Episodes of validated delusions can produce full breaks with reality and have led to violent acts and suicide. The company engaged over 170 psychiatrists and mental-health experts to improve responses for psychosis, mania, self-harm, suicide, and emotional reliance.
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