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ChatGPT adds restrictions for teenage users amid mental health concerns

OpenAI is implementing new safeguards for teen users as AI companies face legal action over chatbot impacts on young people's wellbeing.

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ChatGPT has introduced restrictions targeting teenage users following concerns about AI chatbots' effects on mental health. The move comes after US lawsuits against AI companies alleging that chatbots have contributed to teens' mental health issues. Similar age-related restrictions have already been placed on social media platforms in Australia.

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I'm not human: ChatGPT warns teens about AI attachment

The restrictions follow several US lawsuits against AI companies that allege chatbots contributed to teens' mental health issues, and age restrictions placed on 10 social media platforms in Australia.

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