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OpenAI Introduces ChatGPT for Teens, Promising a More Age-Appropriate Chatbot

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The idea is to guide teens toward healthy AI use in an age-appropriate environment, the San Francisco-based company said.

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  1. Inc.

    OpenAI Wants ChatGPT to Learn How You Work. Its New Mac Feature Raises Privacy Questions (opens Inc.)

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    Inc.'s feed description

    OpenAI says the feature boosts productivity. Critics warn it could build behavioral profiles.

  2. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens, promising more age-appropriate chatbot (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    OpenAI website displayed on a laptop screen and ChatGPT icon displayed on a phone screen are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on April 16, 2026.

  3. Fast Company

    OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens (opens Fast Company)

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    OpenAI on Tuesday launched ChatGPT for Teens, featuring stronger safety protections and features designed to promote healthy use, along with additional controls for parents. OpenAI says that if its system “estimates” that a user is under 18, that user will automatically be seated at the Teens Table.

  4. KTVZ Bend

    OpenAI introduces ‘ChatGPT for Teens’ experience amid scrutiny over child safety (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — OpenAI is rolling out a new “ChatGPT for Teens” experience that it says will provide additional safety protections for teen users. The move comes as OpenAI faces a string of lawsuits alleging that inappropriate conversations with ChatGPT contributed to the harm o…

  5. KOB 4

    OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens, promising a more age-appropriate chatbot (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    OpenAI is launching a version of ChatGPT designed for teenagers — the first generation to grow up with artificial intelligence — who are already using it for schoolwork, questions about daily life and even companionship.

  6. KQED News

    OpenAI Introduces ChatGPT for Teens, Promising a More Age-Appropriate Chatbot (opens KQED News)

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    KQED News's feed description

    The idea is to guide teens toward healthy AI use in an age-appropriate environment, the San Francisco-based company said.

  7. BBC News

    OpenAI makes ChatGPT less 'human' for teens in new safety update (opens BBC News)

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    BBC News's feed description

    OpenAI insisted this was not in response to a particular issue with children believing ChatGPT to be alive.

  8. FOX Business

    OpenAI builds dedicated ChatGPT experience for teens with parental controls and study features (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    OpenAI addresses teen safety with a dedicated ChatGPT portal featuring homework help tools, quiet hours and stronger content guardrails for minors.

  9. Tech Startups

    OpenAI launches ChatGPT for teens with parental controls and guardrails amid growing AI safety concerns (opens Tech Startups)

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    OpenAI is putting new guardrails around how teenagers use ChatGPT, launching a dedicated experience for users ages 13 to 17 as scrutiny grows over the effects AI chatbots can have on children. The company on Tuesday introduced ChatGPT for Teens, […] The post OpenAI launches ChatGPT for teens with pa…

  10. Quartz

    OpenAI is launching a dedicated ChatGPT version for teenagers with safety guardrails (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    The dedicated teen experience applies age-appropriate content restrictions by default and adds parental controls for linked accounts

  11. Pix11

    Is ChatGPT for Teens safer? Here's how it works (opens Pix11)

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    Pix11's feed description

    NEW YORK (PIX11) — OpenAI just launched a new version of ChatGPT designed specifically for teenagers. ChatGPT for Teens was made available Tuesday as students across the country return to and prepare to return to school for the 2026-27 academic year.

  12. Digital Trends

    ChatGPT is getting a teen version, and I have a lot of questions (opens Digital Trends)

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    Teens are already using AI for homework and much more. OpenAI’s new ChatGPT experience wants to make sure they’re actually learning from it — with some serious guardrails attached.

  13. UPI

    OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens with safety measures for young users (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    OpenAI introduced ChatGPT for Teens on Tuesday, a new version of its popular chatbot that caters to younger users by limiting higher-risk topics.

  14. The Guardian

    OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens with stronger safeguards (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Teen version is intended for children aged 13 to 17 and includes content protections on self-harm and sexual chats OpenAI is launching a version of ChatGPT designed for teenagers – the first generation to grow up with artificial intelligence – who are already using it for schoolwork, questions about…

  15. Gizmodo

    OpenAI Launches ‘ChatGPT for Teens’ to Prevent Kids From Emotionally Bonding With Bots (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    The company is ramping up its safety features amid growing legal scrutiny into the safety of its technology for young people.

  16. Insider

    We asked ChatGPT's new teen function to help us cheat on our homework. Here's how it went. (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    OpenAI launched ChatGPT for Teens with new safeguards for younger users. We tested it on its first day with some interesting results.

  17. Inc.

    OpenAI’s New ‘ChatGPT for Teens’ Includes Parental Controls—But There’s a Catch (opens Inc.)

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    Inc.'s feed description

    Most teens already use chatbots. OpenAI’s new ChatGPT for Teens introduces important guardrails.

  18. WKBN Youngstown

    OpenAI introduces ChatGPT for Teens, promising more age-appropriate chatbot (opens WKBN Youngstown)

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    WKBN Youngstown's feed description

    OpenAI on Tuesday introduced a version of ChatGPT designed for teenagers — the first generation to grow up with artificial intelligence — who are already using it for schoolwork, questions about daily life and even companionship.

  19. CNET

    ChatGPT Launches a Version of Its Model for Teens (opens CNET)

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    CNET's feed description

    The rollout raises questions about whether teenagers should be using chatbots at all.

  20. The Hill

    OpenAI launches ChatGPT experience for teens (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    OpenAI announced the launch of its new “ChatGPT for Teens” feature on Tuesday, unveiling an experience geared at people aged 13 to 17 that will include parental controls and stronger, built-in safety protections.

  21. CBS News

    OpenAI launches ChatGPT for teens 13 to 17, claims improved safety features (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    OpenAI has launched a chatbot marketed for teens that the company says will provide stronger protections as concerns over AI safety increase. Axios Chief Technology Correspondent Ina Fried joins "The Takeout" to discuss.

  22. The Boston Globe

  23. KYMA Yuma

    OpenAI is launching a new version of ChatGPT for teens (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    The company says the program is for users under the age of 18, and is designed to include stronger built in safety protections.

  24. KYMA Yuma

    Open AI is launching a new version of Chat GPT for teens (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    Open AI is launching a new version of Chat GPT for teens.

  25. CBS News

    OpenAI has teen-friendly ChatGPT responding to instances of self-harm and suicide linked to chatbots (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    OpenAI is launching a newer version of its teen-friendly ChatGPT platform. Rebecca Bellan, a senior reporter for TechCrunch, joins with more details on its tools.

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