ChatGPT for Teens launches safety-first experience

OpenAI is turning teen safety from policy language into product defaults, but age prediction and optional parental controls leave meaningful gaps.

• –Blocks or redirects conversations involving self-harm, sexual content, violence, and dangerous activities
• –Study tools emphasize guided learning instead of simply producing homework answers
• –Parents can set quiet hours, manage features, and receive limited high-risk safety notifications
• –The experience discourages emotional dependency by avoiding romantic language and claims of consciousness
• –Critics note that long-term memory restrictions may require parents to opt in