Currently, when users discuss suicide, ChatGPT repeatedly suggests calling a suicide hotline but OpenAI does not call the authorities.
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Sam Altman, “Currently, when users discuss suicide, ChatGPT repeatedly suggests calling a suicide hotline but OpenAI does not call the authorities.” (said 11 September 2025). Verdict: not researched. Reliability API, claim c_9e46f5afff7a, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_9e46f5afff7a
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