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Every week, around 800 million people interact with ChatGPT. According to OpenAI, roughly 0.07% of those weekly users show possible signs of psychosis or mania during their conversations, while 0.15% display indicators of suicidal planning or intent. Even if these figures are imprecise, they imply that hundreds of thousands of people worldwide who experience serious psychological distress interact with an AI chatbot. Most of those numbers come from the era of text. The shift to voice has just begun, and it will likely make things worse.