“ Meanwhile, founding leader Joanne Jang is
spinning up a new unit called OAI Labs, focused on prototyping fresh ways
for people to collaborate with AI. OpenAI is shaking up its Model
Behavior team, the small but influential group that
helps shape how its AI interacts with people. The move comes
as OpenAI faces a wrongful death lawsuit tied to
alleged chatbot interactions, underscoring rising concerns about
the mental health risks of AI companions. The company says it
will block flirtatious exchanges with minors and add stronger protections around discussions of suicide, even escalating severe cases to parents
or authorities.
This week, ChatGPT is on track to reach 700M weekly active users — up from 500M at the end of March
and 4× since last year. ChatGPT now has 800 million weekly active users, reflecting rapid growth across
consumers, developers, enterprises, and governments, Sam Altman said.
ChatGPT is now getting group chats for everyone — Free, Go, Plus,
and Pro users alike — after testing it in a few regions
last week. ”