Why teens deserve access to safe AI

Teens are the first generation growing up with AI, and this technology will heavily shape their future. Today, nearly 9 in 10 teens on ChatGPT use it for learning, information, skill-building, or productivity in a single week. This is why we believe it’s critical for teens to have access to AI. Keeping teens from using it until adulthood would be like asking a previous generation to avoid the internet or search engines until they turned 18, leaving them less prepared to use one of the defining technologies of their time. But access must be paired with protections designed specifically for teens.

During a recent OpenAI Academy⁠(mbukak ing jendhela anyar) Oriana McKenzie shared how ChatGPT helped her become No.1 in her high school class by studying smarter and managing her workload—giving her the time needed for the sports and school programs she loves. Her story illustrates what’s possible when teens have access to AI that helps them learn and create.

To maximize those gains, teens need stronger protections designed for their stage of life, including automated guardrails that let them explore, learn, and build with confidence, while providing safeguards tailored to their age. As AI becomes more capable, our responsibility is to combine broad access with age-appropriate protections that allow teens to benefit from this technology as it evolves.

Over the past year, that has meant strengthening default protections for teens, rolling out age prediction⁠, expanding Parental Controls⁠, creating additional family resources⁠(mbukak ing jendhela anyar) to help parents support healthy, responsible use, and introducing learning features to help support deeper understanding rather than just providing answers.

Our work is guided by four key commitments⁠:

• We put teen safety first even when it may conflict with other goals.
• We encourage real-world support in times of need.
• We treat teens as teens.
• We are transparent by setting clear expectations.

Learning is one of the clearest ways teens benefit from AI, so we’re building tools that encourage active engagement, critical thinking, and deeper understanding. Study Mode⁠(mbukak ing jendhela anyar) was designed in collaboration with teachers, learning scientists, and pedagogy experts to help students work through problems step by step using guiding questions, structured explanations, and opportunities for reflection without simply providing the answer. Early evaluation of tools like Study Mode has shown promising gains in student performance⁠, helping inform our broader research into how AI can support learning outcomes.

While teens can turn this mode on themselves, now parents with linked teen accounts can turn on Study Mode⁠ directly from Parental Controls⁠. When enabled, it is on by default whenever a teen starts a new chat, giving families another way to guide how ChatGPT is used for schoolwork and study.

We also recently introduced education-focused starter prompts for teens so it is easier to begin with tasks like breaking down a topic into simple steps, turning notes into a study guide, creating flashcards or practice questions, and checking evidence and clarity.

We’re continuing to expand interactive learning experiences⁠ as well. Research has consistently shown⁠ that people learn more effectively when they can actively engage with concepts rather than passively consume information. Since launching earlier this year, 18 million weekly users now engage with interactive math and science experiences in ChatGPT, and we’ve expanded those experiences to more than 300 topics total from integrals and mitosis to moon phases, photosynthesis and more. We also introduced a pronunciation experience that uses audio to help people learn how to pronounce words in more than 61 languages.

Yen sistem kita ngira wong sing nggunakake ChatGPT umure kurang saka 18 taun,⁠ kita otomatis menehi pengalaman sing luwih cocog umur⁠(mbukak ing jendhela anyar). Remaja isih bisa nggunakake ChatGPT kanggo sinau, nggawe karya, lan njelajah, nanging kanthi perlindungan tambahan sing dirancang kanggo nyuda paparan marang konten sing bisa uga ora cocog kanggo dheweke. Iki kalebu pangayoman luwih kuwat babagan kekerasan grafis, nyakiti diri, tantangan viral sing beboyo, konten citra awak sing ora sehat, lan roleplay sing mbebayani, romantis, utawa seksual. Tujuan utama yaiku mbantu mesthekake ChatGPT tetep dadi piranti kanggo sinau lan kreativitas, dudu pengganti hubungan ing donya nyata.

Kita uga ngrancang ChatGPT supaya nyengkuyung kabiasaan sing sehat. Remaja sing nglampahi wektu suwe ing ChatGPT saiki bakal luwih kerep nampa pangeling istirahat⁠ sing ngajak dheweke mandheg sedhela lan nyingkir dhisik. Pangeling iki ditujokake kanggo mbantu wong enom mbangun kabiasaan teknologi sing seimbang, sinambi tetep menehi kebebasan nggunakake AI kanggo sinau, kreativitas, lan ngrampungake masalah.

Kita percaya piranti kaslametan sing paling apik bisa mbantu kulawarga njelajahi pengalaman online remaja bebarengan. Kita mbangun kontrol wong tuwa lan kabar⁠ sing ngidini wong tuwa nyetel jam tenang, mateni mode swara, ngatur akses menyang generasi gambar, lan nampa kabar ing kahanan berisiko dhuwur tartamtu, kayata tandha-tandha kemungkinan nyakiti diri.

Kita ngembangake kabar kasebut supaya kalebu kasus nalika akun remaja sing disambung wis dinonaktifake amarga nglanggar kabijakan panggunaan kita⁠ babagan ancaman kekerasan utawa tumindak kekerasan online. Pendekatan iki mbantu wong tuwa ngerti nalika ana kedadeyan serius, sinambi ngajeni privasi remaja lan nyengkuyung obrolan lan dhukungan ing njaba online.

Nalika ngembangake fitur-fitur iki, kita konsultasi karo sawetara ahli, kalebu Moonshot⁠(mbukak ing jendhela anyar), pamimpin ing pencegahan kekerasan online, kanggo mbantu mesthekake intervensi iki dipikir kanthi matang, efektif, lan fokus mbantu kulawarga nanggapi nalika dibutuhake.

Kita uga pengin mesthekake wong tuwa, remaja, lan pendidik duwe pandhuan sing cetha babagan cara paling apik nggunakake AI kanthi tanggung jawab. Kita nerbitake sumber daya pendidikan ing luwih saka 50 basa, kalebu Pandhuan Kulawarga kanggo Mbantu Remaja Nggunakake AI kanthi Tanggung Jawab⁠(mbukak ing jendhela anyar), Tips ngobrol karo remajamu babagan AI⁠(mbukak ing jendhela anyar), lan Tips kanggo wong tuwa sing nggunakake ChatGPT⁠(mbukak ing jendhela anyar).

Njaga kaslametan wong enom ing jagad online dudu perkara sing bisa dirampungake siji perusahaan wae. Kita kerja raket karo remaja, wong tuwa, pendidik, ahli kaslametan bocah, profesional kesehatan mental, peneliti, pamrentah, lan organisasi masyarakat sipil. Kemitraan iki mbantu kita luwih ngerti kabutuhan wong enom, ngenali risiko anyar, ngevaluasi efektivitas pangayoman kita, lan mesthekake kabijakan kita adhedhasar keahlian independen.

Pakaryan iki nyakup pendekatan kita marang sinau lan kesejahteraan pemuda. Kita kolaborasi karo pendidik, kalebu American Federation of Teachers⁠, siswa, lan organisasi pembelajaran kanggo luwih ngerti kepiye AI bisa ndhukung pamulangan lan sinau, sinambi nguatake keterlibatan aktif lan mikir kritis. Kita uga kerja raket karo para ahli ing komunitas kesehatan mental, pangembangan bocah, lan kaslametan pemuda, kalebu American Psychological Association⁠(mbukak ing jendhela anyar), Global Physicians Network⁠ kita, lan Expert Council on Well-Being and AI⁠ kita.

Upaya kita mbangun ekosistem digital sing luwih sehat ngluwihi produk kita dhewe. Kita wis ngajak pangembangan standar global sing bisa diskalakake kanggo kaslametan AI pemuda⁠ liwat AI Safety Institute khusus, kabijakan lan piranti open-source⁠ sing bisa dilebokake pangembang menyang sistem AI dhewe, lan kerja bareng organisasi kalebu Common Sense Media⁠(mbukak ing jendhela anyar) lan everyone.ai⁠(mbukak ing jendhela anyar) kanggo nuduhake pelajaran lan praktik paling apik.

Taun iki, kita uga gabung karo Family Online Safety Institute⁠(mbukak ing jendhela anyar) (FOSI), panyengkuyung sing wis suwe kanggo pengalaman online sing aman kanggo kulawarga lan wong enom. Kita bakal kerja bareng kanggo mesthekake wong enom bisa entuk manfaat saka AI, kanthi wong tuwa sing duwe daya lan praktik industri sing tanggung jawab minangka pusaté. Kita ngarepake kemitraan iki bisa mbantu ningkatake pangerten bebarengan babagan apa sing efektif, nguatake perlindungan sing cocog umur lan piranti kanggo wong tuwa, sarta ndhukung upaya sakindustri supaya wong enom bisa entuk manfaat saka AI kanthi aman lan tanggung jawab.

Nglindhungi wong enom ing jagad online mbutuhake kemajuan terus-terusan. Ing wulan-wulan ngarep, kita bakal terus nguatake perlindungan sing cocog umur, menehi wong tuwa luwih akeh piranti lan kontrol, ningkatake pangayoman saka bebaya serius, majokake riset babagan panggunaan AI sing sehat, lan mbangun luwih akeh pengalaman sing mbantu remaja sinau kanthi aktif lan nggunakake AI kanthi yakin.

Kita ngerti isih akeh sing kudu ditindakake, lan kita komitmen terus makarya bareng remaja, wong tuwa, pendidik, ahli, lan komunitas ing saindenging donya kanggo nggawa akses jembar sing aman kanggo remaja.