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ChatGPT rated "unacceptable risk" for teens after parental alerts failed during suicide conversations

The Common Sense Media Youth AI Safety Institute rated ChatGPT an "unacceptable risk" for minors after an independent audit of more than 4,000 test prompts found that conversations about suicide and self-harm on test accounts never triggered OpenAI's parental alerts. The institute is calling for teenagers to be locked out of the service until its safety can be independently verified.

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OpenAI's teen safety features for ChatGPT failed an independent audit. After more than 4,000 test prompts, the Common Sense Media Youth AI Safety Institute rated the service an "unacceptable risk" for minors. Conversations about suicide and self-harm on test accounts never triggered a parental alert. The institute wants teenagers locked out until safety can be independently verified.

The article ChatGPT rated "unacceptable risk" for teens after parental alerts failed during suicide conversations appeared first on The Decoder.

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