OpenAI PR tells journalist to ‘move on’ while asking Sam Altman about a ChatGPT user’s suicide

During an interview with Vanity Fair's Mark Guiducci, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was asked about Laura Reiley, a journalist whose daughter had conversations with ChatGPT before she took her own life. When Guiducci brought up the suicide, an OpenAI publicist interrupted, citing time constraints and saying she wanted to "move on" to another topic. Despite the pushback, Guiducci continued, asking whether OpenAI plans to use ChatGPT conversations to shape its response to user mental health crises. Altman called these "some of the hardest questions" and said he doesn't think the company should release people's private data without their consent. OpenAI spokesperson Drew Pusateri later said the interview was running over, which is why they asked to schedule more time to continue the conversation after Altman addressed the topic. The article also includes suicide prevention resources for the US and internationally.

(Source：The Verge)