OpenAI Publicist Tried to Redirect Altman Interview on User's Death

A tense moment unfolded during a sit-down with OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman. According to The Verge, an interview with Vanity Fair editor Mark Guiducci took an awkward turn when he raised the death by suicide of a person who had been using the company's chatbot, ChatGPT. As Guiducci pressed Altman on the matter, a public relations staffer from OpenAI stepped in, cautioning that time was running short and suggesting the conversation shift to another subject. The exchange highlights ongoing scrutiny of how AI chatbot makers handle sensitive cases involving user wellbeing, and how companies manage press access when uncomfortable questions arise about their products' real-world impact.

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