When OpenAI released a new version of ChatGPT, people were quick to protest its colder responses. Acknowledging the emotional attachment with chatbots, the company quickly backtracked.

Elon Musk praised OpenAI's GPT-5 model as impressive despite previously stating his Grok 4 Heavy model remains competitive. OpenAI had touted the reduced hallucinations in GPT-5 as one of the top features during the model launch.

The rollout was even messy enough to spill into betting markets. One 27-year-old day trader, Foster McCoy, pocketed $10,000 in just a few hours by wagering that Google’s Gemini would beat GPT-5 in a popularity contest.

The OpenAI CEO addressed GPT-5 backlash, the AI bubble—and why he’s willing to spend trillions of dollars to win.

Altman said many people use ChatGPT "as a sort of therapist or life coach, even if they wouldn't describe it that way."

Spanish influencer Mery Caldass’s dream vacation was spoiled after she claims she relied on advice from ChatGPT, leading to a viral crying video from an airport.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently revealed that users are attached to GPT-5's predecessors for emotional support, further claiming that they've perhaps never experienced that before.

ChatGPT users laying it all out on the couch could see their chatbot therapy sessions uncovered if OpenAI were hit with a lawsuit, says Sam Altman.