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FILE PHOTO: OpenAI is building an age-prediction system that can estimate the age of ChatGPT users as a part of new advanced measures for teen safety.
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OpenAI on Tuesday (September 17, 2025) announced that it is building an age-prediction system that can estimate the age of ChatGPT users as a part of new advanced measures for teen safety. ChatGPT will also be implementing guardrails around discussions of suicide or self-harm for underage users.If AI chatbot identifies an under-age user, it will bar any conversations that are “flirtatious,” based on “suicide, or self-harm, even in a creative writing setting,” a blog posted by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said.In case the age prediction system fails to determine the user’s age, ChatGPT will stick to an under-18 experience as default. Meanwhile, in a few cases or countries, it could ask for ID. “We know this is a privacy compromise for adults but believe it is a worthy tradeoff,” Altman stated. If the chatbot saw an under-18 user having suicidal ideation, they will contact the users’ parents and if that wasn’t possible, OpenAI will contact authorities. “We realize that these principles are in conflict and not everyone will agree with how we are resolving that conflict,” Altman noted. “These are difficult decisions, but after talking with experts, this is what we think is best and want to be transparent in our intentions,” he added. Earlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission launched an inquiry into how AI chatbots built by tech companies were potentially affecting children and teens adversely. OpenAI said they would roll out parental controls on ChatGPT after a lawsuit filed by a family that alleged that the AI chatbot was responsible for their teenage son’s suicide. Published – September 17, 2025 02:32 pm IST
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