OpenAI says it's working to tell if a user is under 18 and will send them to an 'age-appropriate' ChatGPT

""We prioritize safety ahead of privacy and freedom for teens; this is a new and powerful technology, and we believe minors need significant protection," Altman said in a statement accompanying the announcement, adding that the company is "building an age-prediction system to estimate age based on how people use ChatGPT. OpenAI said that when ChatGPT detects a user is under 18, it will automatically direct them to a version of the chatbot with "age-appropriate policies, including blocking graphic sexual content and, in rare cases of acute distress, potentially involving law enforcement to ensure safety.""

""If there is doubt, we'll play it safe and default to the under-18 experience," he wrote. Altman said that the safeguards will come with some tradeoffs, namely that "in some cases or countries," OpenAI may ask users to provide ID to prove their age. "We know this is a privacy compromise for adults but believe it is a worthy tradeoff," he wrote. While the age-verification system is a long-term goal, OpenAI said it will roll out parental controls by the end of the month."

"Those controls would allow parents to link their teens' accounts to their own, "help guide how ChatGPT responds to their teens," and set blackout hours when the chatbot would be inaccessible. (OpenAI's terms of service require users to be at least 13.) Parents would also be able to sign up for a notification "when the system detects their teen is in a moment of acute distress.""

OpenAI is building an age-prediction system to estimate age based on how people use ChatGPT. When the system detects users under 18, it will direct them to an experience with age-appropriate policies that block graphic sexual content and, in rare acute-distress cases, could involve law enforcement. If age is uncertain, the service will default to the under-18 experience. Some countries or cases may require ID verification, representing a privacy tradeoff for adults. Parental controls will roll out by month end to link teen accounts, guide responses, set blackout hours, and notify parents of acute distress.

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