OpenAI introduces new ‘Trusted Contact’ safeguard for cases of possible self-harm
The company is expanding its efforts to protect ChatGPT users in cases where conversations may turn to self-harm.
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The company is expanding its efforts to protect ChatGPT users in cases where conversations may turn to self-harm.
The week leading up to Thanksgiving 2023 was the AI industry's biggest soap opera moment. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was abruptly ousted from his role at the ChatGPT-maker. The explanation? That Altman was "not consistently candid in his communications with the board." Now, via…
**Postmortem: Alien Pinball — built with Claude + ChatGPT + Suno + LittleJS** Just shipped a browser pinball game. Short writeup of the AI workflow in case it's useful here. **The game** — Full physics pinball: multiball, an A-L-I-E-N rollover multiplier (caps at 5x), skill…
OpenAI is launching an optional safety feature for ChatGPT that allows adult users to assign an emergency contact for mental health and safety concerns. Friends, family members, or caregivers designated as a "Trusted Contact" will be notified if OpenAI detects that a person may…
The last 2-3 days, Claude has gotten really dumb. I have to switch over to ChatGPT to get anything done. I threw it the same file it spat at me and explained the problems and it continued to waste my usage going back and forth with itself. "It could be this... no, that's not…
Simplex integrates ChatGPT Enterprise and Codex to accelerate software development cycles across design, build, and testing phases.
OpenAI launches Trusted Contact feature in ChatGPT to notify designated contacts when self-harm risk detected.
OpenAI details ChatGPT privacy safeguards, user data filtering, and opt-out mechanisms for training data contribution.
Personal anecdote about ChatGPT usage; not technical or industry-relevant content.
Reddit user shares creative prompt experiment with ChatGPT generating hidden horror narrative within benign family scene.
Singular Bank deployed ChatGPT and Codex in internal assistant Singularity to reduce banker meeting prep time by 60–90 minutes daily.
OpenAI announces ChatGPT Futures Class of 2026, a cohort of 26 student innovators using ChatGPT for research and real-world projects.
OpenAI begins rollout of GPT-5.5 Instant model variant in ChatGPT, positioning faster inference tier.
The new GPT-5.5 Instant model will replace GPT-3.5 Instant as the default model for ChatGPT
OpenAI's newest default model for ChatGPT might not make stuff up as much. Hallucinations have been an ongoing problem for AI models, but OpenAI says its new GPT-5.5 Instant model has "significant improvements in factuality across the board." The company claims that, based on…
Etsy's new native app within ChatGPT aims to be a conversational shopping experience for users.
Anecdotal Reddit post about ChatGPT's conversational behavior; no technical substance or news value.
OpenAI's first hardware product might be a phone instead of a mysterious Jony Ive gadget. As reported by MacRumors, supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo shared details about the rumored phone, claiming OpenAI is "fast-tracking" it and aiming to start mass production in early 2027…
OpenAI developing persistent user context feature ('lore') for ChatGPT to maintain conversation history and preferences.
OpenAI releases GPT-5.5 Instant as ChatGPT's default model with improved accuracy, reduced hallucinations, and personalization controls.
Humorous video compilation of ChatGPT generating incorrect responses.
Reddit user shares ChatGPT prompt for generating personalized game concepts using memory feature.
OpenAI launches self-serve Ads Manager for ChatGPT with CPC bidding and privacy-preserving measurement.
Simon Willison's April 2026 newsletter covers Opus 4.7, GPT-5.5 price increases, Claude Mythos, LLM security research, and ChatGPT Images 2.0.
The retracted study on ChatGPT in education was already cited hundreds of times.
Reddit user reports ChatGPT extended thinking feature enabled by default; likely user-facing feature discussion without technical depth.
Reddit user discusses token limits on Claude Opus 4.7 and compares subscription costs across Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini.
Speculative Reddit discussion imagining ChatGPT's hypothetical launch in 1998; counterfactual commentary with no new technical or commercial information.
Social media commentary on widespread ChatGPT use in speeches and education, citing homogenization of content and institutional hypocrisy.
Reddit user observes that OpenAI's ChatGPT and Codex have separate usage limits, unlike Claude which shares limits across variants.