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Dedicated ChatGPT experience for users aged 13-17 or predicted to be under 18, rolling out globally from 18 August 2026 with default safety protections and learning nudges.
No evidence-backed relationships are recorded.
ChatGPT for Teens folds a year of bolt-on parental controls into a product boundary. The hard part is now deciding which account a minor is sitting in, and who configured it.
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Pew found 23% of adults 65 and over use ChatGPT, up from 10% a year earlier. Age-cohort variants are now a product surface, and that cohort does not have one.
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The 13-to-17 tier blocks romantic chat, self-harm content and any hint the model has feelings. That list is now the floor for competitors and school buyers.
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