Leading AI chatbots avoid harm but fall short in high-risk conversations, startup’s new benchmark finds

Mpathic CEO Grin Lord, left, and Alison Cerezo, chief science officer. (Mpathic Photos) Mpathic , a Seattle startup that helps AI companies stress-test their models for dangerous responses, has a new message for Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini: you’re getting safer, but you’re still not safe enough. The company on Tuesday released mPACT, a clinician-led benchmark that evaluates how leading AI models handle high-risk conversations — including those involving suicide risk, eating disorders, and misinf