OpenAI has released data on the number of ChatGPT users who face mental health challenges and discuss them with the AI chatbot.
According to the data, 0.15% of ChatGPT's active users in a given week have conversations that include explicit indicators of potential suicidal planning or intent.
This translates to over a million people a week, making these conversations a significant concern.
These types of conversations in ChatGPT are extremely rare, and thus difficult to measure.
Author's summary: OpenAI reports over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT weekly.