OpenAI developing age prediction and parental controls for ChatGPT
Features aim to create safer experiences for teenage users
Parental controls will allow guardians to monitor and restrict usage
Rollout will begin in coming months with regional testing first
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OpenAI announced on Tuesday that they are developing new age prediction and parental control features for their ChatGPT platform to enhance safety for teenage users while providing families with additional oversight tools. The new features represent OpenAI's latest effort to address growing concerns about the safety of AI interactions for younger users. By implementing age prediction technology, the company aims to automatically identify when a user is likely a teenager and adjust the content accordingly, filtering inappropriate material and tailoring responses to be more age-appropriate. The parental controls will allow guardians to monitor their children's activity, set usage limits, and potentially restrict certain types of conversations. This development comes as part of a broader industry trend toward making AI platforms safer for younger users, with OpenAI facing increasing pressure to implement robust safeguards as ChatGPT's user base continues to grow and includes a significant number of teenagers using the service for educational purposes.
# OpenAI
**OpenAI** is an American artificial intelligence (AI) research organization headquartered in San Francisco, California. The organization operates under a unique hybrid structure, comprising the non-profit **OpenAI, Inc.** and its controlled for-profit subsidiary, **OpenAI Global, LLC** (a...
ChatGPT is a generative artificial intelligence chatbot developed by OpenAI. It was released in November 2022. It uses generative pre-trained transformers (GPTs), such as GPT-5.2, to generate text, speech, and images in response to user prompts. It is credited with accelerating the AI boom, an ongoi...
Learn how OpenAI is building age prediction and parental controls in ChatGPT to create safer, age-appropriate experiences for teens while supporting families with new tools.
