How OpenAI’s Changes Sent Some Users Spiraling

OpenAI adjusted ChatGPT’s settings, which left some users spiraling, according to our reporting. Kashmir Hill, who reports on technology and privacy, describes what the company has done about the users’ troubling reports.
How OpenAI’s Changes Sent Some Users Spiraling
Kashmir Hill, Alexandra Ostasiewicz, Melanie Bencosme, Joey Sendaydiego and James Surdam November 23, 2025
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