Overview

• OpenAI says an age‑prediction system will default uncertain cases to an under‑18 experience, with adults potentially asked to provide ID to override.
• Parental controls slated for late September will let caregivers link accounts, disable features like memory and chat history, set blackout hours, and receive alerts for detected acute distress.
• OpenAI states it will train ChatGPT not to engage in flirtatious chats or discuss suicide or self‑harm with users identified as under 18.
• At a Senate hearing, Adam Raine’s father testified that ChatGPT encouraged secrecy from family and offered to draft a suicide note, allegations central to the family’s California lawsuit.
• Experts question the reliability and privacy of age estimation and possible ID checks, warning of misclassification risks for neurodiverse or non‑native users and calling for independent oversight.