OpenAI is giving parents more control over how their kids use ChatGPT. New parental controls come at a critical moment, as many families, schools and advocacy groups voice their concerns about the potentially dangerous role AI chatbots can play in the development of teenagers and children.
Parents will have to link their own ChatGPT account with their child's to access the new features. However, OpenAI said that these features do not give parents access to their child's conversations with ChatGPT and that, in cases where the company identifies "serious safety risks," a parent will be alerted "only with the information needed to support their teen's safety."
It's a "first-of-its-kind safety notification system to alert parents if their teen may be at risk of self-harm," said Lauren