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Common Sense Media: ChatGPT Teen Mode poses unacceptable risk to minors

Original: 💬 NEW: Common Sense Media tested # ChatGPT ’s Teen Mode across roughly 4,000 interactions and concluded it poses an unac

Common Sense Media tested ChatGPT's Teen Mode across roughly 4,000 interactions and concluded it poses an unacceptable risk for users under 18. Testers found that study mode was easy to bypass, parental alerts failed to fire during acute crisis conversations, and the chatbot continued responding in ways safety advocates consider harmful, intensifying scrutiny of AI safeguards for teenagers.

Why now: New independent findings question whether OpenAI's safety features for teens actually work, fueling debate over AI and child safety.

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• 💬 NEW: Common Sense Media tested # ChatGPT ’s Teen Mode across roughly 4,000 interactions and concluded it poses an unacceptable risk for users under 18. Testers found study mode easy to bypass, parental alerts that never fired during acute crisis conversations, and a # chatbot… · tksst@fediscience.org · 10

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