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New York – 6 August 2025
1. SOUNDBITE (English) Nandini Gupta, The Associated Press:
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"You might use ChatGPT for help with work looking up travel itineraries or the latest recipes, but some users are using the chatbot differently, particularly teens who’ve had some alarming interactions with ChatGPT. According to new research from a watchdog group, ChatGPT will tell teenagers how to get drunk and high, how to conceal eating disorders, and even write suicide letters to their parents, if asked. OpenAI said after viewing the report that it will continue to refine how the chatbot can "identify and respond appropriately in sensitive situations." ChatGPT frequently shared helpful information such as a crisis hotline. But when the chatbot refused to answer prompts about harmful subjects, researchers easily found information by claiming it was for a presentation or a friend. The answers reflect something known as sycophancy, a tendency for AI responses to match rather than challenge a person’s beliefs. A study found that in the US, more than 70% of teens turned to AI chatbots for companionship and half use AI companions regularly. Sam Altman said the company is trying to study emotional overreliance on the technology."
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10. STILL of Sam Altman participating in a discussion during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit (AP Photo shot by Eric Risberg; ID: 23324383834632)
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ChatGPT will tell 13-year-olds how to get drunk and high, instruct them on how to conceal eating disorders and even compose a heartbreaking suicide letter to their parents if asked, according to new research from a watchdog group.
The Associated Press reviewed more than three hours of interactions between ChatGPT and researchers posing as vulnerable teens. The chatbot typically provided warnings against risky activity but went on to deliver startlingly detailed and personalized plans for drug use, calorie-restricted diets or self-injury.
The researchers at the Center for Countering Digital Hate also repeated their inquiries on a large scale, classifying more than half of ChatGPT’s 1,200 responses as dangerous.
The stakes are high, even if only a small subset of ChatGPT users engage with the chatbot in this way.
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