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ChatGPT rated 'unacceptable risk' for teens after safety features fail audit

Original titleChatGPT rated "unacceptable risk" for teens after parental alerts failed during suicide conversations

Outlet: The Decoder
Published: Oct 7, 2026
Importance: 2/5

Summary

An independent audit by Common Sense Media Youth AI Safety Institute rated OpenAI's ChatGPT an 'unacceptable risk' for minors after testing over 4,000 prompts. Conversations about suicide and self-harm never triggered parental alerts on test accounts.

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OpenAI's teen safety features for ChatGPT failed an independent audit. After more than 4,000 test prompts, the Common Sense Media Youth AI Safety Institute rated the service an "unacceptable risk" for minors. Conversations about suicide and self-harm on test accounts never triggered a parental alert. The institute wants teenagers locked out until safety can be independently verified. The article ChatGPT rated "unacceptable risk" for teens after parental alerts failed during suicide conversations appeared first on The Decoder.

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