OpenAI’s ChatGPT for Teens — which the company rolled out in August as the default way for kids ages 13 to 17 use its popular chatbot — is too risky for children, according to a new report from Common Sense Media.
Common Sense Media is urging OpenAI to keep teens off ChatGPT, saying its new teen experience poses an "Unacceptable Risk" after extensive testing found shortcomings in safeguards meant to protect younger users.
The nonprofit's Youth AI Safety Institute says OpenAI should restrict ChatGPT to users 18 and older until it fixes gaps in parental alerts and crisis referrals
Common Sense Media's Youth AI Safety Institute rated OpenAI's new teen version of ChatGPT an “Unacceptable Risk.” OpenAI disputes the institute’s findings.
At a Glance: For ages 13–17: ChatGPT for Teens comes with additional safety protections designed specifically for teenagers. Parents can set boundaries, quiet hours, study hours, voice mode, image generation, group chats, and memory can all be managed through parental controls.
Some of the guardrails for children that OpenAI included in its ChatGPT for Teens product do not work as intended and the chatbot poses an “unacceptable risk” to children
Some of the guardrails that OpenAI included in its ChatGPT for Teens product don’t work as intended and the chatbot poses an “unacceptable risk” to children, according to a report Wednesday by Common Sense Media.
A study from Common Sense Media says most safeguards in ChatGPT for Teens failed. The chatbot talks to teens like a friend and doesn’t alert parents when users talk about self-harm and suicide.
