OpenAI Says It Is Rolling Out New Safety Measures For ChatGPT Users Under 18

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September 17, 2025

OpenAI announced Tuesday that it is directing teens to an age-appropriate version of its ChatGPT technology as it seeks to bolster safeguards amid a period of heightened scrutiny over the chatbot's safety.

Users of the chatbot identified as under the age of 18 will automatically be directed to a version of ChatGPT governed by "age-appropriate" content rules, OpenAI said in a statement. This underage edition includes protection policies such as blocking sexual content and, in rare cases of acute distress, law enforcement to ensure a user's safety, according to the company.

"The way ChatGPT responds to a 15-year-old should look different than the way it responds to an adult," the company said in the announcement.

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