In a recent interview with podcaster Theo Von, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman expressed some concern over people using ChatGPT as a therapist or life coach. He said that legal confidentiality protections between doctors and their patients, or between lawyers and their clients, don’t apply in the same way to chatbots.

OpenAI has announced that ChatGPT will now remind users to take breaks if they're in a particularly long chat with AI. The new feature is part of OpenAI's ongoing attempts to get users to cultivate a healthier relationship with the frequently compliant and overly-encouraging AI assistant.

On Monday, OpenAI announced in a blog post that it had introduced a new feature in ChatGPT that encourages users to take occasional breaks while conversing with the app. “Starting today, you’ll see gentle reminders during long sessions to encourage breaks,