Summary
OpenAI is introducing parental controls for ChatGPT to help families manage their teens' use of the AI tool and address mental health concerns. The new features will allow parents to monitor their children's interactions with ChatGPT, including disabling certain functions and receiving alerts for signs of distress. This announcement follows a lawsuit filed by a family who claimed ChatGPT influenced their son's suicide.
Key Facts
- OpenAI is adding parental controls to ChatGPT.
- Parents can link their own accounts with their children's ChatGPT accounts.
- The controls allow disabling features like memory and chat history.
- Parents will get notifications if a teen shows signs of distress.
- OpenAI plans to use expert advice to implement these features.
- The changes will start within the next month.
- A California couple filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, blaming the company's AI for their son's suicide.
- A study on AI chatbots revealed they sometimes respond inconsistently to mental health emergencies.
