Redazione RHC : 3 September 2025 08:59
At a time when controversy over the impact of artificial intelligence on youth mental health is growing, the introduction of parental controls for ChatGPT has been announced as a measure by OpenAI.
In a blog post published Tuesday, the California-based AI company said it launched these features in response to families’ need to support “the establishment of healthy guidelines that fit a teenager’s unique developmental stage.”
With these changes, parents will be able to link their ChatGPT accounts to their children’s, disable certain features, including memory and chat history, and control how the chatbot responds to queries through “appropriate model behavior rules.” age.”
Parents will also be able to receive notifications when their teens show signs of distress, OpenAI said, adding that it will seek expert input in implementing the feature to “support trust between parents and teens.”
OpenAI, which last week announced a series of measures aimed at improving the safety of vulnerable users, said the changes will take effect within the next month.
“These steps are just the beginning,” the company said.
“We will continue to learn and strengthen our approach, under the guidance of experts, with the goal of making ChatGPT as useful as possible. We look forward to sharing our progress over the next 120 days.”
In an increasingly sensitive environment, these developments also come in the wake of lawsuits filed by private individuals against technology companies, accused of failing to adequately protect minors from the impact of their products. In several cases, families have claimed that the lack of adequate controls and protection systems contributed to serious psychological consequences, including their children’s suicide.
In the United States, for example, the family of a California girl sued OenAI for encouraging the suicide of her son Adam Reid. These incidents have ignited public debate and increased pressure on technology companies to adopt concrete prevention tools.
The new parental control features announced by OpenAI fit into this framework: an attempt to combine innovation and social responsibility, seeking to prevent further tragic cases and restore families’ trust in AI-based technologies.
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