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OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens, promising more age-appropriate chatbot

OpenAI is launching a version of ChatGPT designed for teenagers — the first generation to grow up with artificial intelligence — who are already using it for schoolwork, questions about daily life and even companionship. Teens, which launches Tuesday, is tailored for kids aged 13 to 17 with stronger protections, including content restrictions around things like suicide, self-harm and romantic or sexual chats.

OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens, promising more age-appropriate chatbot

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OpenAI is launching a version of ChatGPT designed for teenagers — the first generation to grow up with artificial intelligence — who are already using it for schoolwork, questions about daily life and even...

Teens, which launches Tuesday, is tailored for kids aged 13 to 17 with stronger protections, including content restrictions around things like suicide, self-harm and romantic or sexual chats.

It also provides homework and study support designed to help students learn rather than spit out answers and school essays.

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OpenAI is launching a version of ChatGPT designed for teenagers — the first generation to grow up with artificial intelligence — who are already using it for schoolwork, questions about daily life and even companionship. Teens, which launches Tuesday, is tailored for kids aged 13 to 17 with stronger protections, including content restrictions around things like suicide, self-harm and romantic or sexual chats. It also provides homework and study support designed to help students learn rather than spit out answers and school essays.

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  • The idea is to guide teens toward healthy AI use in an age-appropriate environment, the company said.

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