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OpenAI Flags Emotional Reliance On ChatGPT As A Safety Risk

October 28, 2025

OpenAI is telling companies that “relationship building” with AI has limits. Emotional dependence on ChatGPT is considered a safety risk, with new guardrails in place.

  • OpenAI says it has added “emotional reliance on AI” as a safety risk.
  • The new system is trained to discourage exclusive attachment to ChatGPT.
  • Clinicians helped define what “unhealthy attachment” looks like and how ChatGPT should respond.

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