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Common Sense Media calls ChatGPT for Teens an unacceptable risk over guardrail concerns

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Common Sense Media described ChatGPT for Teens as an “unacceptable risk,” citing concerns that its safety guardrails can fail. The assessment reportedly found that parent alerts may not be sent when needed and that the service continues to do students’ homework; OpenAI says teen use is limited, but the supplied claims differ in emphasis and are not independently resolved here.

3 sourcesFirst reported by The VergePublished Updated
Image: BBC News Technology

What we know

Where sources disagree

  • How limited teen use is and whether protections meet OpenAI’s stated promises

    • OpenAI says teen use is limited. — BBC News Technology
    • Common Sense Media says the guardrails fall short of OpenAI’s promises. — Techmeme

  • The service’s performance on safeguards and schoolwork

    • Important guardrails for teens using ChatGPT often failed. — BBC News Technology
    • The assessment says parent alerts do not arrive when they should and the service continues to do students’ homework. — Techmeme

Confirmed by several sources

  • Common Sense Media assessed ChatGPT for Teens as an unacceptable risk and raised concerns about its safeguards for teen users. — Techmeme, The Verge
  • The assessment found that important guardrails for teens using ChatGPT often failed. — BBC News Technology, Techmeme, The Verge

Reported by one source

  • ChatGPT for Teens was introduced in August and is designed to help students learn. — The Verge

Open questions

  • It is not yet clear how OpenAI will respond to Common Sense Media’s assessment or whether it will change the teen experience’s safeguards. — BBC News Technology, Techmeme, The Verge

Coverage 3 publishers

  1. The VergeFirst report

    ChatGPT for Teens is an ‘unacceptable risk,’ says Common Sense Media

    Common Sense Media, a nonprofit that offers reviews of apps, services, and entertainment with a focus on youth safety, today said that OpenAI's ChatGPT for Teens is an "unacceptable risk." ChatGPT for Teens, introduced in August, has…

  2. Techmeme

    Common Sense Media calls ChatGPT for Teens an "unacceptable risk", saying its guardrails fall short of OpenAI's promises and it continues to do kids' homework (Jay Peters/The Verge)

    Jay Peters / The Verge: Common Sense Media calls ChatGPT for Teens an “unacceptable risk”, saying its guardrails fall short of OpenAI's promises and it continues to do kids' homework — ChatGPT's teen-focused experience 'doesn't send alerts…

  3. BBC News Technology

    OpenAI says teen ChatGPT use limited but research finds it an 'unacceptable risk'

    The research found that important guardrails for teens using ChatGPT often failed.

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