The expansion follows a report from Common Sense Media and the Youth AI Safety Institute that labeled the teen bot an "unacceptable risk." An audit of 4,000 prompts found that conversations regarding self-harm or eating disorders lasted up to one hour without triggering parental alerts, and hotline referrals dropped from 33% to 23%. OpenAI, which provided $10 million in funding to the researchers, disputes the findings and says some testing may have occurred before parental controls had fully activated during the 3 hour setup window.
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OpenAI Forms Youth Council to Address AI Safety Failures
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Nearly 1.2 million adolescents used ChatGPT's Learning Visualizations tool in one week, while over 180,000 used a new Study Mode, according to recent adoption data. To support the youth market, OpenAI is launching a College Planner for US students in grades 10 to 12 to track application deadlines and financial aid, with plans to expand into trade schools and other countries. The company is also establishing a council of approximately 22 students at Boston Children's Hospital to test safety defaults, parental controls, and notification systems to improve future model decisions.
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