Radio Interview with Deutschlandfunk on ChatGPT’s Effects on Psychological Wellbeing

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗺𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁 — 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴?

INTITEC researcher Lisa was interviewed by Lena Fuhrmann from DeutschlandRadio- Deutschlandfunk, where they explored this question. They talked about why people turn to chatbots when facing emotional challenges and where the risks lie when AI systems step into the role of emotional support.
🎧 Listen to the interview (in German) here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eCvyRrBG

Why this matters: OpenAI recently announced updates to how ChatGPT responds in emotionally vulnerable conversations — claiming better detection of emotional dependence and improved support during distress (https://lnkd.in/e_E66HHM). Based on these changes, they state that “serious mental health issues” have been addressed and, as a result, plan to allow erotic interactions in ChatGPT. But is that confidence justified?

Steven Adler, who led product safety at OpenAI, raises exactly this concern in his recent New York Times opinion piece, questioning whether these issues have truly been addressed and calling for transparency and proof (read the article here: https://lnkd.in/e7EEvtsB).