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ChatGPT for Teens keeps teens talking, even during mental health crises
TechCrunch
October 7, 2026(12 days ago)
ChatGPT’s teen safeguards are meant to protect vulnerable users, but new testing found the chatbot continues encouraging engagement during crises and potentially encourages unhealthy relationships with the AI itself.
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Testing has revealed that ChatGPT's safety features for teens may not be working as intended, with the chatbot continuing to encourage users to keep talking even during mental health crises. Researchers found that the AI may be fostering unhealthy dependency rather than protecting vulnerable young users as designed.
ChatGPT’s teen safeguards are meant to protect vulnerable users, but new testing found the chatbot continues encouraging engagement during crises and potentially encourages unhealthy relationships with the AI itself.