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Jeff Parsons

Here's why you shouldn't use ChatGPT as your therapist — according to Sam Altman

Sam Altman on a phone with ChatGPT logo.

Turning to ChatGPT for emotional support may not be the best idea for a very simple reason, according to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Speaking on a recent podcast appearance, Altman warned that AI chatbots aren't held to the same kind of legal confidentiality as a human doctor or therapist is.

“People use it — young people, especially, use it — as a therapist, a life coach; having these relationship problems and [asking] ‘what should I do?’" Altman said in a recent episode of This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von.

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