OpenAI has released data on the number of ChatGPT users who discuss mental health challenges, including suicidal thoughts, with the AI chatbot.
According to the data, 0.15% of ChatGPT's active users in a given week have conversations that include explicit indicators of potential suicidal planning or intent.
This translates to over a million people a week, given that ChatGPT has more than 800 million weekly active users.
These types of conversations in ChatGPT are extremely rare, and thus difficult to measure.
Author's summary: OpenAI reports over a million users talk to ChatGPT about suicide weekly.