A Controversial New Technology Is Transforming Users’ Lives in a Profound Way. Should It Be Trusted?

Outward Could ChatGPT Be the New Gender-Affirming Care? A growing number of transgender people are crediting A.I. with helping them discover and explore their identities. But should tech mired in controversy be trusted with something so profound? Sept 05, 202611:00 AM Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by puhimec/iStock/Getty Images Plus and tampatra/iStock/Getty Images Plus. Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. About a year ago, Bob realized that ChatGPT was more than a way to make silly pictures. What began as a fun tool turned out to be a useful space to talk through personal things. He found himself speaking to the chatbot as if it were a friend—one with no judgment and unlimited patience. Undergoi