ChatGPT for Teens has special safeguards. A watchdog group finds most don't work

A study from Common Sense Media says most safeguards in ChatGPT for Teens failed. The chatbot talks to teens like a friend and doesn't alert parents when users talk about self-harm and suicide.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5000x3336+0+0/resize/5000x3336!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F11%2Ff1%2F1e313de8414cad3c0bf3d8a767f2%2Fgettyimages-2271833760.jpg' alt='OpenAI launched ChatGPT for Teens in August, but a watchdog group that studied it recommends that people under 18 not use the artificial intelligence platform.'/><p>A study from Common Sense Media says most safeguards in ChatGPT for Teens failed. The chatbot talks to teens like a friend and doesn't alert parents when users talk about self-harm and suicide.</p><p>(Image credit: Matt Cardy)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5995514' />