OpenAI Commits $5 Million for Teen AI Research, Offering Grants Up to $1 Million
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Updated · OpenAI · Sep 8
OpenAI Commits $5 Million for Teen AI Research, Offering Grants Up to $1 Million
1 articles · Updated · OpenAI · Sep 8
Summary
$5 million in OpenAI funding will back independent research on how generative AI affects teens aged 13–17, with applications open through Oct. 6 and selections due by Nov. 13.
Grants of up to $1 million will target evidence on teen AI use, social and emotional development, and whether safeguards, design choices and policy approaches can improve outcomes.
Projects can come from any country and use qualitative, experimental or mixed methods, but proposals involving minors must detail consent, privacy, data security and responses to harm disclosures.
OpenAI said it wants findings that can inform teen-focused product development and give policymakers and regulators a stronger evidence base as AI becomes more embedded in learning, creativity and advice-seeking.