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OpenAI releases ChatGPT for Teens experience with 'stronger released-in safety protections'
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The maker of ChatGPT is rolling out a range of new safety features today for under-18s who use the AI chatbot.
Key facts
- OpenAI says of the young people who use ChatGPT, nine out of 10 use it to help them with learning
- It said 94% of the students it spoke to admitted to using the tech in assessments
- Last year Mustafa Suleyman, the head of AI at rival firm Microsoft, said "seemingly conscious" AI products "kept him awake at night" because he was so worried about their impact on society
- A report released yesterday, external by the Policy Exchange think tank claimed that most UK universities are leaving themselves exposed to students enhancing their grades using AI by relying
Summary
Those with new teen accounts will be able to switch off the human voice response, to minimise the tech's ability to appear like a person. OpenAI is also introducing regular reminders for young people to take a break from using the tool, reminding them ChatGPT is AI, and saying "it can wait". The firm insisted this was not in response to a particular issue with children believing ChatGPT to be alive - but there are growing concerns about people becoming convinced that the AI tools they interact with are sentient. Last year Mustafa Suleyman, the head of AI at rival firm Microsoft, said "seemingly conscious" AI products "kept him awake at night" because he was so worried about their impact on society.