OpenAI Launches ‘ChatGPT for Teens’ to Prevent Kids From Emotionally Bonding With Bots
THE SO WHAT
Youth access is becoming a regulated surface, not a growth hack. If your product touches minors, assume you’ll need age-specific modes, guardrails, and evidence you’re not fostering parasocial dependence on bots.
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