We’re announcing a call for applications to fund research proposals that explore the intersection of AI and mental health. As AI becomes more capable and ubiquitous, we know that people will increasingly use it in more personal areas of their lives.

We continue to strengthen how our models recognize and respond to signs of mental and emotional distress. Working closely with leading experts, we’ve trained our models⁠ to respond more appropriately during sensitive conversations and have shared detailed updates for how those improvements are performing. While we’ve made meaningful progress on our own models and interventions, this remains an emerging area of research across the industry.

As part of our broader safety investments, we are opening a call for research submissions to support independent researchers outside of OpenAI, helping to spark new ideas, deepen understanding, and accelerate innovation across the ecosystem. These grants are designed to support foundational work that strengthens both our own safety efforts, and the wider field.

We’ve done research in some of these areas including Investigating Affective Use and Emotional Well-being on ChatGPT⁠(opens in a new window) and Healthbench⁠, and are focused on deepening our understanding to inform our safety and well-being work.