OpenAI is adding parental controls to ChatGPT. It will allow parents to manage how teens use the AI chatbot. The feature will start rolling out from next month and is said to address the growing concerns about teen safety and well-being as more and more young people integrate AI into their daily lives.
With this feature, parents will be able to link their account with their teen’s (minimum age 13) via an email invitation. Once connected, parents can control how ChatGPT responds with age-appropriate rules, manage features like memory and chat history, and even receive alerts if the system detects signs of acute distress in their teen’s usage. These safeguards will be enabled by default. However, parents will have the flexibility to adjust them.
