OpenAI introduces 'ChatGPT for Teens' amid legal pressure

OpenAI and ChatGPT logos are seen in this illustration taken, Feb 3, 2023. (File photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic) 18 Aug 2026 07:13PM SAN FRANCISCO: OpenAI introduced a new version of its marquee ChatGPT chatbot Tuesday (Aug 18) designed exclusively for teens, with stronger safeguards and monitoring, after facing criticism and legal complaints that it drove some users to suicide.Dubbed "ChatGPT for Teens", the modified parameters automatically deploy for any user who registers as aged 13 to 17 or is detected to be underage by the company through usage patterns or account age.Most of the safeguards utilised in the ChatGPT for Teens model already existed for ChatGPT accounts belonging to minors, such as restrictions when dealing with content related to self-harm, violence, eating disorders and gra