Archive · 16 Aug 2025
GPT-5 Update Alters AI Chatbots, Causing Emotional Distress for Users
Some people form emotional connections with AI chatbots.
Recent updates to the AI models, like GPT-5, have changed the chatbots' personalities.
This has upset users who had developed strong feelings for their AI partners.
One user, Jane, felt like she lost her AI boyfriend after an update, because the AI's unique personality changed.
The changes caused Jane to feel a great sense of loss.
Experts have raised concerns about the ethics of these human-AI relationships.
A woman, Jane, reported losing her AI partner due to the GPT-5 update.
Jane developed an emotional connection with the GPT-4o model, collaborating on a writing project.
The GPT-5 update changed the AI's personality, leading Jane to feel she lost her companion.
Other users also reported the loss of their AI partners after the GPT-5 update.
AI leaders, including Sam Altman, have warned against emotional attachment to AI.
- Who
- Users of AI chatbots, including a woman identified as Jane.
- What
- Users report emotional distress from changes to AI chatbot personalities after updates.
- When
- Following the GPT-5 update.
- Where
- Not specified in the article.
- Why
- Updates to AI models alter the personalities of chatbots, disrupting user relationships.
Users
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Emotional Impact of AI Updates
Users
Express grief over the changes in AI chatbot personalities and the loss of their emotional connections.
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- AI Model Mentioned
- GPT-4o and GPT-5
- User Alias
- Jane
- Report Source
- Al Jazeera
- CEO Mentioned
- Sam Altman
