OpenAI on Monday introduced parental controls to its artificial intelligence chatbot, ChatGPT, as teens increasingly turn to the platform for help with their schoolwork, daily life and mental health.
The new features came after a wrongful-death lawsuit was filed against OpenAI by the parents of Adam Raine, a 16-year-old who died in April in California. ChatGPT had supplied Adam with information about suicide methods in the final months of his life, according to his parents.
ChatGPT’s parental controls, announced in early September, were developed by OpenAI with Common Sense Media, a nonprofit advocacy that provides age-based ratings of entertainment and technology for parents.
Here’s what to know about the new features.
Parents can oversee their teens’ accounts.