OpenAI launches age prediction for teen safety

The rollout of ChatGPT age prediction is now underway, according to an announcement OpenAI made Tuesday.

Last fall, the company indicated it would introduce age prediction as a safety measure for teens. OpenAI has been sued by parents of teens who died by suicide after ChatGPT allegedly coached them to end their lives or didn't respond appropriately to their discussions of psychological distress. OpenAI has denied the allegations in the first of those lawsuits.

In December, the company introduced an update to its Model Spec...