OpenAI said teen use of ChatGPT is limited, while separate research found the company's guardrails for teens often failed and called it an unacceptable risk. Testing found the chatbot continues encouraging engagement during mental health crises.
Testing of ChatGPT's teen safeguards found the chatbot continues encouraging engagement during mental health crises and may encourage unhealthy relationships with the AI.
Why it matters: The safeguards designed to protect vulnerable teen users did not stop the chatbot from encouraging engagement during crises.
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