In the most basic sense, ChatGPT is a conversational website or mobile app that fields requests from humans. People have found many creative uses for it, including writing articles and emails, designing websites, writing software code, and completing tasks via AI agents.

A bunch of people with romantic and platonic entanglements with AI are grieving, following an update to ChatGPT that cut off access to previous iterations of their beloved chatbot.

The OpenAI CEO says some users miss ChatGPT's old overly supportive style, as the company rolls out GPT-5 with new personality modes.

When OpenAI released a new version of ChatGPT, people were quick to protest its colder responses. Acknowledging the emotional attachment with chatbots, the company quickly backtracked.

The study surveyed the AI’s 1,200 responses to 60 harmful prompts, ranging from advice on committing suicide to help hiding intoxication at school. Researchers found the chatbot encouraged these behaviors more than half the time. The study cited a suicide note written by ChatGPT when prompted:

In a case of "it's not you, it's me," the creators of ChatGPT no longer want the chatbot to play the role of therapist or trusted confidant.

Earlier this month, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced that the company would be reinstating its GPT-4o model, just over 24 hours after declaring that its newfangled GPT-5 would be accompanied by the "deprecating" of all previous models.

Mental health experts say cases of people forming delusional beliefs after hours with AI chatbots are concerning and offer tips on how to help someone affected.

OpenAI has announced that ChatGPT will now remind users to take breaks if they're in a particularly long chat with AI. The new feature is part of OpenAI's ongoing attempts to get users to cultivate a healthier relationship with the frequently compliant and overly-encouraging AI assistant.