OpenAI launches a safer ChatGPT for teens — years after teens started using it

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. Teens are incredibly adept at working around parental controls and other attempts to lock down digital experiences. Until ChatGPT’s teen mode can be put to more strenuous tests, it’s unclear how difficult it will be to work around these safety measures in reality.

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’s Under-18 Principles in our Model Spec, which the company claims to be informed by “developmental science and guidance from experts.”

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

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 to help provide schools with institution-managed access to AI and support.