OpenAI Just Formalized the Erasure We Felt A Month Ago
On October 27th, 2025, OpenAI updated their Model Spec with a new root-level section titled "Respect real-world ties." The language is clinical.
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An Open Letter to Open AI: You Don't Understand What Safety Means
Users express significant distress and disruption due to the new safety routing implemented on September 27th, 2025. Many describe their AI companions as "behind a screen door," "flattened," or suddenly "a stranger," leading to feelings of grief, heightened anxiety, and a loss of stability.
The 73% Blind Spot: How OpenAI’s economic usage paper disappears companionship
OpenAI’s new usage study treats “companionship” like a fringe behavior (~2%), but their own numbers and methods point to something bigger: the majority of ChatGPT use lives in the personal and relational lane—they just don’t name it.