Amid Lawsuit Over Teen’s Death by Suicide, OpenAI Is Rolling Out ‘Parental Controls’ for ChatGPT

Mihaela Măncilă

OpenAI is set to begin rolling out “parental controls” for its AI chatbot ChatGPT within the next month, amid growing concern over how the chatbot behaves in mental health contexts, specifically with youth users. The company, which announced the new feature in a blog post on Tuesday, said it is improving how its “models recognize and respond to signs of mental and emotional distress.” OpenAI is due to introduce a new feature that allows parents to link their account to that of their child