OpenAI Introduces ChatGPT for Teens With Stronger Safety Features
OpenAI on Tuesday introduced ChatGPT for Teens, a new experience specifically designed for users aged 13 to 17.
The company combines learning tools with stronger built-in safety protections to help teenagers learn, think critically, deepen their understanding, and use artificial intelligence more responsibly.
ChatGPT automatically places teen users in the teen experience when it identifies them as under 18 or when they state that they are between 13 and 17.
The experience activates enhanced safeguards by default for areas involving self-harm, violence, eating disorders, dangerous activities, and sexually explicit or graphic content.
The new experience also adds several learning-focused features to ChatGPT. Its Study Mode uses guiding questions and step-by-step assistance to encourage teenagers to solve problems and understand concepts rather than simply receive direct answers.
OpenAI has also introduced Responsible Homework Reminders to steer students away from shortcuts and encourage collaborative problem-solving. Quizzes and Learning Visualizations give teenagers additional ways to practise concepts and strengthen their understanding.
The Study Hours feature lets teenagers or their parents designate specific periods when ChatGPT will enable Study Mode by default. OpenAI has also added more frequent reminders that encourage teenagers to take breaks during extended sessions.
Parents who link their accounts to a teen’s ChatGPT account can use Parental Controls to manage selected settings and establish Quiet Hours. In certain high-risk situations, parents may also receive safety notifications.
OpenAI said these features give parents greater control over how teenagers use ChatGPT while allowing young users to access the service for learning and other age-appropriate activities.
Alongside ChatGPT for Teens, OpenAI has launched the “Parents’ Guide to Learning with ChatGPT.” The resource helps parents understand the teen experience, configure parental controls, support learning, and encourage healthy AI habits at home.