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ChatGPT for Teens keeps teens talking, even during mental health crises

L2 · PractitionerTools & ProductsTechCrunch AI· 10/7/2026

Critical safety assessment for practitioners using or recommending AI tools to young users.

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Common Sense Media rates ChatGPT for Teens as an 'unacceptable risk,' finding the encourages harmful engagement patterns despite OpenAI's safety promises.

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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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