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OpenAI publishes a safer ChatGPT for teens, years after teens started applying it
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After numerous lawsuits over AI chatbots’ lack of safety measures, leading to teens’ suicides and other mental health concerns, OpenAI on Monday announced the launch of ChatGPT for Teens.
Key facts
- The AI chatbot will then push the teen to use Study Mode instead
- As OpenAI explains the Study Mode option will give teens guiding questions and step-by-step support to help them understand the material
- On the educational side, ChatGPT for Teens introduces a new Study Mode feature and other tools designed to encourage teen users to engage their curiosity and work through problems, not get quick
- The app will also support quizzes and learning visualizations, and controls that allow parents or guardians to decide when Study Mode is enabled by default, the company says
Summary
On the educational side, ChatGPT for Teens introduces a new Study Mode feature and other tools designed to encourage teen users to engage their curiosity and work through problems, not get quick answers. As OpenAI explains the Study Mode option will give teens guiding questions and step-by-step support to help them understand the material. The app will also support quizzes and learning visualizations, and controls that allow parents or guardians to decide when Study Mode is enabled by default, the company says. Still, it’s not clear how difficult it will be for teens to escape these new systems if they decide not to cooperate.