ChatGPT for Teens Launches With Learning Mode and Parental Controls
OpenAI is tailoring ChatGPT's behavior and adding parental controls specifically for teen users, signaling a shift toward age-specific safety features.
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OpenAI has launched ChatGPT for Teens, a version of ChatGPT for users aged 13 to 17. It adjusts responses to avoid romantic expressions and emotional dependence, adds a confirmation screen for sensitive images, and offers a learning mode that explains problem-solving steps. Parental controls include Quiet hours and notifications for dangerous content.
ChatGPT for Teens is now live for users the system estimates to be under 18 and those who self-report being between 13 and 17. The version changes how ChatGPT responds: it avoids romantic expressions, does not encourage emotional dependence, and clearly states it is an AI rather than behaving as if it has emotions.
When a teen sends images, a confirmation screen warns that sensitive images must not be sent. Study-related questions do not get immediate answers; instead, ChatGPT explains the path to solving the problem, including interactive diagrams.
Parental controls have been strengthened with Quiet hours, which let parents set times when ChatGPT cannot be used, and notifications when a child engages with dangerous content. OpenAI says it has been working on protections for under-18 users through expert opinions and ongoing safety research, and the system card now includes evaluation items that consider users under 18.
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