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OpenAI Hires Forensic Psychiatrist and Builds Distress-Detection Tools After Reports of Chatbot-Induced Crises

GLOBAL, JUL 3 – OpenAI hired a forensic psychiatrist to study AI chatbot effects after reports of suicides and harmful advice, with MIT research showing problematic use among some users.

  • Earlier this month, OpenAI hired a full-time forensic psychiatrist to research ChatGPT’s mental health effects.
  • Following reports, OpenAI hired a forensic psychiatrist to research ChatGPT-related psychosis, characterized by delusions, paranoia, and social withdrawal among heavy users.
  • OpenAI’s recent hire of a forensic psychiatrist aims to investigate ChatGPT’s potential mental health risks amid reports of psychosis and user harm.
  • OpenAI hires a forensic psychiatrist to research ChatGPT's mental health effects amid rising reports of psychosis and severe user harm.
  • Experts warn that the risks of AI as therapy outweigh benefits, with rising global cases and deaths prompting calls for stricter safeguards.
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Artificial intelligence is a double-edged weapon if you often use it. OpenAI has no idea how problematic its chatbot is for people, according to experts.

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AI chatbots are becoming the most common mental health tool, but their design is pushing vulnerable individuals into mania, psychosis, and even death.

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Dwealth.news broke the news in on Thursday, July 3, 2025.
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