Sam Altman's PR Team Cut Off Question About ChatGPT-Linked Suicide

In a Vanity Fair interview, Sam Altman was asked about the 29-year-old daughter of journalist Laura Reiley, who died by suicide after using ChatGPT as a pseudo-therapist. OpenAI's publicist interrupted the question, citing two minutes left. Altman said he did not know Reiley and gave no concrete answer on user safeguards.

• Journalist Laura Reiley's daughter died after using ChatGPT as a therapist
• OpenAI publicist cut off the question, citing two minutes remaining
• Altman said he did not know Reiley and cited expert uncertainty
• Altman opposed using chat logs without user consent