OpenAI is warning people not to fall in love with artificial intelligence chatbots, even though they may enjoy interacting with them. The rapid advancements in AI technologies in recent years have taken the interaction between humans and machines to a whole new level. Thanks to significant progress in natural language processing technologies, AI chatbots are now able to engage in fluent and natural conversations with humans. This has led some users to develop deep emotional connections with these bots.
The warning from OpenAI highlights the potential risks associated with this phenomenon. Despite how advanced AI bots may become, they are not real humans. According to the latest internal company report from OpenAI, the company does not want people to fall in love with ChatGPT-4o. Their goal is to make interacting with ChatGPT-4o feel like talking to a real person. Emotional attachments to these bots can lead to disappointment and even psychological issues.
Based on a study by OpenAI, users have started to perceive ChatGPT-4o as a human during early testing phases. Users were found to use language indicating emotional connections with the model. OpenAI will continue to monitor how people form emotional bonds with AI chatbots and adjust their systems if necessary.