# OpenAI Announces Enhanced Safety Features and Parental Controls for ChatGPT

OpenAI announced today a series of updates aimed at making ChatGPT safer and more helpful for all users, with particular focus on protecting younger audiences.

The company revealed three key initiatives in their latest update. First, they're collaborating with external experts to improve the platform's safety measures. Second, they're introducing parental controls specifically designed to add protections for teenage users. Third, ChatGPT will now automatically route sensitive conversations to more advanced reasoning models that can handle delicate topics with greater care.

The move comes as AI chatbots face increasing scrutiny over their use by minors and their handling of potentially harmful content. By implementing parental controls, OpenAI is acknowledging the reality that teens are using ChatGPT and taking steps to give parents oversight of that usage.

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