Child safety experts are skeptical of OpenAI's ChatGPT for Teens

OpenAI launched ChatGPT for Teens, an age-gated chatbot that automatically switches to a teen-default experience when it predicts users are under 18 and adds safety rules prohibiting romantic language, emotional dependence, and claims of consciousness. Child-safety experts demand independent testing and transparency, noting the company has not disclosed the accuracy of its age-estimation system and lacks an accountability mechanism for protecting minors.