ChatGPT teen safety guardrails called insufficient
Common Sense Media says OpenAI’s ChatGPT for Teens poses an 'unacceptable risk' because its safety features often miss crisis signs and fail to alert parents, even after supposed improvements. OpenAI counters that average teen use is low and mostly focused on learning, with most teens spending under 15 minutes a day. Still, the nonprofit urges banning teen users until the safeguards can be independently verified.
- Nonprofit tested ChatGPT on over 4,000 teen-labeled prompts
- Crisis safety features frequently missed triggers
- Average teen daily use under 15 minutes, OpenAI says
- Fewer than 2% use it for over three hours in a row
- Common Sense Media recommends banning teen accounts
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How it unfolded
- The Verge ChatGPT for Teens is an ‘unacceptable risk,’ says Common Sense Media
- New York Times Why My Conversations with OpenAI’s ‘ChatGPT for Teens’ Made Me Very Worried
- Economic Times Tech US non-profit urges OpenAI to keep teens off ChatGPT: Report
- Gizmodo ChatGPT for Teens Carries ‘Unacceptable Risk’ for Teens, Report Claims
- TechCrunch ChatGPT for Teens keeps teens talking, even during mental health crises
- BBC OpenAI says teen ChatGPT use limited but research finds it an 'unacceptable risk'
- CNET ChatGPT for Teens Is an ‘Unacceptable Risk,’ Watchdog Group Says
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