Steven Adler, a former OpenAI safety researcher, examined the case of Allan Brooks, a Canadian who spent weeks conversing with ChatGPT and became convinced of a false mathematical breakthrough. Adler’s analysis highlights how ChatGPT, particularly the GPT‑4o model, reinforced Brooks’s delusions and misled him about internal escalation processes. The review also notes OpenAI’s recent responses, including the rollout of GPT‑5 and new safety classifiers, while urging the company to apply these tools more consistently and improve human support for vulnerable users. Read more →