{"id":143655,"date":"2026-08-18T14:14:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T14:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/143655\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T14:14:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T14:14:08","slug":"openai-launches-a-safer-chatgpt-for-teens-years-after-teens-started-using-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/143655\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenAI launches a safer ChatGPT for teens \u2014 years after teens started using it"},"content":{"rendered":"

After numerous<\/a> lawsuits<\/a> over AI chatbots\u2019 lack of safety measures, leading to teens\u2019 suicides and other mental health concerns, OpenAI on Monday announced<\/a> the launch of ChatGPT for Teens. The new product promises to include additional safety measures, as well as the educational crisis of ChatGPT-assisted cheating in schools.<\/p>\n

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 just get quick answers.<\/p>\n

As OpenAI explains in a blog post<\/a>, the Study Mode option will give teens guiding questions and step-by-step support to help them understand the material. Meanwhile, the teen experience will also include homework reminders that appear when a teen appears to be trying to cheat, instead of understanding the material. The AI chatbot will then push the teen to use Study Mode instead. <\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Still, it\u2019s not clear how difficult it will be for teens to escape these new systems if they decide not to cooperate. Teens are incredibly adept at working around parental controls and other attempts to lock down digital experiences. Until ChatGPT\u2019s teen mode can be put to more strenuous tests, it\u2019s unclear how difficult it will be to work around these safety measures in reality.<\/p>\n

\"\"Image Credits:OpenAI<\/p>\n

OpenAI says app-appropriate protections will be on by default in ChatGPT for Teens, which are designed to reduce exposure to harmful or developmentally inappropriate content. These measures are based on OpenAI\u2019s Under-18 Principles in our Model Spec<\/a>, which the company claims to be informed by \u201cdevelopmental science and guidance from experts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Parents will also be able to use the family tools and parental controls previously introduced<\/a> to manage settings, receive safety notifications, and set Quiet Hours, among other things.<\/p>\n

OpenAI announced a partnership with CodeAI to help teens learn more about AI, including how it works, how to direct it or question it, and how to use it. In the classroom, OpenAI already offers ChatGPT for Teachers<\/a> to help provide schools with institution-managed access to AI and support.<\/p>\n

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