Safety
interestingly (although it is bit apples and oranges) the number below is a similar to the fraction of cars involved in car accidents (mostl…
interestingly (although it is bit apples and oranges) the number below is a similar to the fraction of cars involved in car accidents (mostly nonfatal) in a week. but, crucially, we have tons of measu
interestingly (although it is bit apples and oranges) the number below is a similar to the fraction of cars involved in car accidents (mostly nonfatal) in a week. but, crucially, we have tons of measures to mitigate the impact of car accidents (seat belts, streetlights, traffic laws, traffic cops, air bags etc) and we are doing almost nothing to protect people from AI-induced mental health issues. Very bad. But wait! Sam Altman announced that OpenAI had "fixed" serious mental health issues in 14 weeks! "OpenAI estimates that about 0.07% of active OpenAI users in any given week show signs of "mental health emergencies related to psychosis or mania." Roughly 0.01% of message…
Source: Gary Marcus (X) | 2026-05-24