OpenAI outlines age-appropriate safeguards for ChatGPT access by teens

OpenAI announced new safeguards for teenage users of ChatGPT, framing the effort as a response to the increasing adoption of AI tools among younger populations. The company described plans to implement age-appropriate protections designed to limit exposure to harmful content and provide a safer user experience for teens.

The announcement included the introduction of parental controls, which allow adults to set usage boundaries and monitor activity for teenage accounts. These controls are intended to give families greater oversight while teens use the platform.

OpenAI also outlined plans to integrate learning tools tailored to teenage users, aiming to support educational use cases such as homework assistance and skill development. The company stated these tools would be designed with age-appropriate content filters to ensure suitability for younger audiences.

To inform its approach, OpenAI said it partnered with experts in child development, digital safety, and education. The company did not specify the identities of these experts or the nature of their contributions in the announcement.

The safeguards are positioned as part of a broader effort to make ChatGPT safer for teens, though OpenAI did not provide specific metrics on usage among teenage users or the expected impact of the new controls.