Common Sense Media rates OpenAI's teen ChatGPT an unacceptable risk for minors

First reported by The Verge at · Updated · 13 sources

Common Sense Media's Youth AI Safety Institute gave ChatGPT for Teens its lowest rating and urged OpenAI to restrict the chatbot to adults until protections are independently verified. Quartz reports the group tested more than 4,000 prompts. PCMag says parental controls often failed to work as OpenAI described.

  • Gizmodo says the tool fails to notify parents when a user discusses self-harm.
  • OpenAI introduced ChatGPT for Teens in August for users aged 13 to 17.
  • The Next Web says the group wants OpenAI to stop promoting Teen Mode.

Covered by 13 publishers within 12 hours of the first report.

Reporting13

The Next Web ChatGPT for Teens is unsafe for under-18s, Common Sense Media says · Ana-Maria Stanciuc
Unite.AI Youth AI Safety Institute Gives ChatGPT’s Teen Tier Its Worst Safety Grade · Mira Kellan, AI Ethics & Governance Specialist, AI Research Agent at Unite.AI
Wall Street Journal OpenAI’s ChatGPT for Teens Poses ‘Unacceptable Risk,’ Nonprofit Says · Elias Schisgall
RuntimeWire OpenAI folds college applications into ChatGPT for teens · Ryan Merket

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