OpenAI's ‘Trusted Contact’ feature for ChatGPT users in crisis is a sign AI is becoming something much…
If there was ever evidence that people are forming deep emotional reliance on ChatGPT, OpenAI’s new Trusted Contact feature is probably it.
Speaking at Sequoia Capital’s AI Ascent event last May, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said young people were using ChatGPT like an operating system for life — not just for productivity, but for major personal decisions.
“I mean, that stuff, I think, is all cool and impressive,” Altman said. “And there’s this other thing where, like, they don’t really make life decisions without asking ChatGPT what they should do.”
The feature is still rolling out, so Trusted Contact is not available to everybody yet, but to find it, you click or tap on your profile name in ChatGPT, then look in Settings. You can nominate a trusted adult contact, who must accept the role before the feature becomes active.
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