Mental health experts say cases of people forming delusional beliefs after hours with AI chatbots are concerning and offer tips on how to help someone affected.

When OpenAI released a new version of ChatGPT, people were quick to protest its colder responses. Acknowledging the emotional attachment with chatbots, the company quickly backtracked.

Clinical Cases," an academic journal, says the 60-year-old man decided he wanted to eliminate salt from his diet. To do so, he asked ChatGPT for an alternative to salt, or sodium chloride, to which the AI chatbot suggested sodium bromide,

Is consumers’ tepid response to ChatGPT-5 proof of an AI bubble? Bloomberg Opinion columnist Dave Lee explains why the AI winter is almost here. (Source: Bloomberg)

OpenAI chairman and startup founder Bret Taylor is optimistic about the future of AI and its impact on productivity, even if he worries it may redefine what a computer programmer is. He noted AI is like an “Iron Man suit” for workers and is already affecting programming, with more changes and a tough transition to come for those affected.

The order requires OpenAI to keep ChatGPT histories even if a user requests the chats be deleted or if state privacy laws require OpenAI to delete the data. The order does not apply to business accounts.

Unnervingly, words overrepresented in chatbot responses are turning up more in human conversation. Adam Aleksic is the author of “Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language.”

ChatGPT's temporary chats promise a clean slate with no memory, but they're not bound by confidentiality. OpenAI wants to protect them behind a layer of encryption.