ChatGPT can reach out to a friend if you're at risk of self-harm
Engadget | 08.05.2026 19:17
OpenAI has introduced Trusted Contact for ChatGPT, which will allow users to nominate a friend that the company can contact if they're at risk of harming themselves. More and more people have been using ChatGPT as a digital therapist, relying on the chatbot for their mental health needs. OpenAI previously told the BBC that more than a million of its 800 million weekly users express suicidal thoughts in their conversations.
