18 August 2026

OpenAI launches ChatGPT version with stricter safeguards for users aged 13 to 17

OpenAI built a separate ChatGPT experience for teenagers that blocks responses about suicide, self-harm, eating disorders, and sexual content, and refuses to pretend it has emotions.
The system automatically activates for users it estimates are under 18 by analyzing over 2,000 behavioral signals like login patterns, without directly checking age.