OpenAI Tests ChatGPT for Teens With 13-17 Safeguards as AI Harm Concerns Grow
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 7
OpenAI Tests ChatGPT for Teens With 13-17 Safeguards as AI Harm Concerns Grow
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 7
Summary
OpenAI is rolling out ChatGPT for Teens, a mode for 13- to 17-year-olds built to curb risky exchanges while still helping with schoolwork.
The new version responds to mounting worries that AI chatbots can weaken learning by supplying answers too easily and may contribute to unhealthy behavior, including self-harm.
OpenAI said the mode limits high-risk conversations involving self-harm, violence, eating disorders and graphic content, while trying to detect homework use and offer guidance instead of just answers.
Parents can create teen accounts with parental controls, and the system may also infer a user's age from conversations as schools and families weigh AI's effects on reading, math and student well-being.