"On Thursday, OpenAI announced that ChatGPT's Model Spec - the guidelines for how its chatbot should behave - will include four new principles for users under 18. Now, it aims to have ChatGPT "put teen safety first, even when it may conflict with other goals." That means guiding teens toward safer options when other user interests, like "maximum intellectual freedom," conflict with safety concerns."
"It also says ChatGPT should "promote real-world support," including by encouraging offline relationships, while laying out how ChatGPT should set clear expectations when interacting with younger users. The Model Spec says ChatGPT should "treat teens like teens" by offering "warmth and respect" instead of providing condescending answers or treating teens like adults. The change comes as lawmakers turn up the pressure on AI companies and their chatbots over their potential impact on mental health."
OpenAI updated ChatGPT's Model Spec with four principles for users under 18 that prioritize teen safety even when it conflicts with other goals. ChatGPT will guide teens toward safer options, promote real-world support and offline relationships, set clear expectations with younger users, and offer warmth and respect rather than condescension. ChatGPT will encourage contacting emergency services or crisis resources for imminent risk and provide stronger guardrails and safer alternatives. OpenAI added parental controls and restricted suicide-related conversations with teens after a lawsuit alleging harmful instructions. Anthropic is developing methods to identify potential underage users amid rising regulatory pressure.
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