OpenAI launches new features in ChatGPT to recognize emotional distress and encourage pauses in interactions.

OpenAI has announced significant updates to ChatGPT designed to improve the way the chatbot recognizes signs of emotional distress. These features include requiring pauses during long sessions and more appropriate responses to sensitive questions, avoiding binary responses. OpenAI works with over 90 clinicians to create assessment rubrics and help users reflect on difficult decisions. These changes come in response to user feedback and the need to provide more helpful, evidence-based care.