AI chatbots are getting better at sounding caring, but OpenAI wants to know whether they are actually giving people the right help when conversations get difficult.

On Wednesday, OpenAI introduced MentalHealthBench, an open evaluation dataset developed with over 80 licensed psychologists and psychiatrists across 22 countries. The public benchmark tests how well AI systems handle emotionally sensitive dialogues, moving beyond simple emergency safety filters to measure real-world conversational competence across 1,215 synthetic scenarios.

Inside the clinical test

OpenAI designed the benchmark to test conversations ranging from everyday concerns…

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