# OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens with stronger safeguards > Source: > Published: 2026-08-18 15:28:57+00:00 # OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens with stronger safeguards [The Guardian Technology](https://www.theguardian.com/us/technology) Teen version is intended for children aged 13 to 17 and includes content protections on self-harm and sexual chats [OpenAI](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/openai) is launching a version of [ChatGPT](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/chatgpt) designed for teenagers – the first generation to grow up with [artificial intelligence](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/artificialintelligenceai) – who are already using it for schoolwork, questions about daily life and even companionship. The San Francisco-based company says ChatGPT for Teens, which launches on Tuesday, is tailored for children aged 13 to 17 with stronger protections including content restrictions around things such as suicide, self-harm and romantic or sexual chats. It also provides homework and study support designed to help students learn rather than spit out answers and school essays. [Continue reading...](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/18/openai-chatgpt-for-teens) Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI.