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Chatbots Linked to Psychosis as Experts Demand Safeguards

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warned that interactions with ChatGPT lack privacy protections and could be used in legal contexts, unlike communications between patients and doctors.
Altman stated that young people often use ChatGPT as a life coach or therapist, raising concerns about privacy.
He emphasized the urgent need for a policy framework to protect user privacy in interactions with AI chatbots.
Altman expressed concerns about privacy in light of OpenAI's previous critiques of user content retention requests during legal disputes.

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