What we know about ChatGPT’s new parental controls


A file photo of large banners with a ChatGPT advertising campaign in Chicago. OpenAI has introduced parental controls to its AI chatbot, ChatGPT, as teens increasingly turn to the platform for help with their schoolwork, daily life and mental health. — Jamie Kelter Davis/The New York Times

OpenAI on Sept 29 introduced parental controls to its artificial intelligence chatbot, ChatGPT, as teens increasingly turn to the platform for help with their schoolwork, daily life and mental health.

The new features came after a wrongful-death lawsuit was filed against OpenAI by the parents of Adam Raine, a 16-year-old who died in April in California. ChatGPT had supplied Adam with information about suicide methods in the final months of his life, according to his parents.

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