Checked fact 34352 Nov 2026Safety and security
OpenAI's post of 30 October 2026 says that when a conversation shows signs that someone is fixating on violence or the idea of seriously harming another person, ChatGPT will be able to automatically end the chat, and that if ChatGPT ends multiple chats for that reason, it may temporarily pause the account.
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When a conversation shows signs that someone is fixating on violence or the idea of seriously harming another person, ChatGPT will be able to automatically end the chat to interrupt that pattern in the moment. If ChatGPT ends multiple chats for that reason, we may temporarily pause the account.
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