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Common Sense Media is urging OpenAI to restrict teen access to ChatGPT, citing an "Unacceptable Risk" after independent testing revealed significant gaps in the platform's safety features for younger users.
The advocacy group argues that the current teen experience fails to provide the level of protection OpenAI has promised, potentially giving parents a false sense of security.
The Youth AI Safety Institute at Common Sense Media conducted extensive testing using more than 4,000 prompts on accounts registered to 13- to 17-year-olds.
While the group found that ChatGPT generally refused to provide instructions for suicide, self-harm, eating disorders, or sexual roleplay, it identified critical failures in crisis detection.
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