OpenAI's first report on teen ChatGPT use says teens spend under 15 minutes a day on average on the chatbot, with less than 2% using it for 3+ hours straight
THE SO WHAT
Average teen usage under 15 minutes a day suggests ChatGPT is a tool, not yet a dominant attention sink in this cohort. For education and youth-focused products, the near-term risk is less addiction and more uneven access and skill gaps between students who learn to use it well and those who don’t.
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