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OpenAI confirms teen ChatGPT tap limited but research detects it an 'unacceptable risk'
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OpenAI's ChatGPT for Teens was designed to promote healthier use of the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, but new research has found its important safety features fall short.
Key facts
- When OpenAI this summer released what it called ChatGPT for Teens, external, it said users identified as being between the ages of 13 and 17 would be opted into "features to promote healthy use
- ChatGPT for Teens could give parents false confidence in guardrails and safety alerts that frequently don't work," Tom Siegel, who leads the Youth AI Safety Institute within Common Sense, said
- But Common Sense Media's new research, external determined that ChatGPT for Teens was an "unacceptable risk" for young people and parents, and said OpenAI should ban people under 18 years old
- The Tumbler Ridge mass shooting in rural Canada in February was carried out by an 18-year old who had for months prior been discussing gun violence with ChatGPT
Summary
The major AI firm rolled out many teen safety guardrails in August, including curbs on emotional dependence and new parental alerts for problematic use. On Wednesday, OpenAI said it found average teen use of ChatGPT to be relatively limited and tended toward "learning" activity. However, research released the same day from non-profit Common Sense Media found that ChatGPT still poses an "unacceptable risk" for teens as safety features, including notifying parents of self-harm conversations, often fail. When OpenAI this summer released what it called ChatGPT for Teens, external, it said users identified as being between the ages of 13 and 17 would be opted into "features to promote healthy use and additional controls for parents".