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OpenAI introduces ‘ChatGPT for Teens’ experience amid scrutiny over child safety

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — OpenAI is rolling out a new "ChatGPT for Teens" experience that it says will provide additional safety protections for teen users. The move comes as OpenAI faces a string of lawsuits alleging that inappropriate conversations with ChatGPT contributed to the harm or deaths of young people.

OpenAI introduces ‘ChatGPT for Teens’ experience amid scrutiny over child safety

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By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — OpenAI is rolling out a new "ChatGPT for Teens" experience that it says will provide additional safety protections for teen users.

The move comes as OpenAI faces a string of lawsuits alleging that inappropriate conversations with ChatGPT contributed to the harm or deaths of young people.

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By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — OpenAI is rolling out a new "ChatGPT for Teens" experience that it says will provide additional safety protections for teen users. The move comes as OpenAI faces a string of lawsuits alleging that inappropriate conversations with ChatGPT contributed to the harm or deaths of young people.

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