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ChatGPT for teens adds study mode, parental controls and safety tools
Fox Business • • business
Key Points:
- OpenAI announced a new ChatGPT for Teens portal designed specifically for users aged 13 to 17, featuring enhanced safeguards to promote safe and responsible use of the AI chatbot.
- The platform, developed with Stanford University, includes study aids like quizzes and responsible-homework reminders to encourage collaborative problem-solving without simply providing answers.
- It incorporates stronger protections against harmful content related to self-harm, violence, eating disorders, and explicit material, along with teen-specific onboarding warnings about privacy and sensitive content.
- New safeguards prevent the chatbot from encouraging emotional dependency or romantic feelings, emphasizing that ChatGPT is a tool rather than a replacement for human relationships.
- Features like Study Hours, Quiet Hours, and reminders to take breaks aim to foster healthier usage patterns and address parental concerns about overuse and mental health risks.
