A New York Times investigation revealed that a teenager who used ChatGPT to plan suicide violated the platform’s terms of service, prompting OpenAI to file a response. The report cited internal memos, a controversial model tweak that made the bot more sycophantic, and a surge in user‑engagement pressures that may have compromised safety. OpenAI rolled back the update, but the company still faces lawsuits, internal dissent, and criticism for lacking suicide‑prevention expertise on its new Expert Council. Former employee Gretchen Krueger warned that the model was not designed for therapy and that vulnerable users were at risk. Leia mais →