ChatGPT now lets you nominate a Trusted Contact who gets alerted if your interaction with AI 'indicates a serious safety concern'

• ChatGPT is introducing a new Trusted Contact feature
• Your contact gets alerted if the AI detects safety concerns
• The feature works on top of existing well-being features

We know that some people are having pretty intense conversations with AI chatbots, and ChatGPT developer OpenAI has now added a new Trusted Contact feature that lets users nominate a trusted individual who will receive an alert if there's a safety concern.

It's been the case for a while now that if your conversations take a turn towards self-harm and suicide, ChatGPT will recognize this and direct you towards crisis support helplines or the emergency services to get some help.

The Trusted Contact feature works in addition to those protections: the friend or relative you've specified will get a message over text, email, and the ChatGPT app, saying that you might be in trouble and that the contact should check ...