Sept. 2 (UPI) -- OpenAI announced Tuesday it will give parents more ways to monitor their teenage children's use of ChatGPT, following reports that a 16-year-old used the chat bot to end his own life.
The company outlined the new safeguards in a post on its website that will allow parents to link their account to their teens, disable certain features and receive alerts when their child is acutely distressed. The safeguards will be available within the next month, according to the company.
The announcement comes after meteoric growth for ChatGPT, which is estimated to have 700 million weekly active users. The app is capable of closely mimicking human conversations and rapidly assembling information for users. The safeguards are the latest effort by OpenAI to reassure the public, particularly parents, about the technology's potential downfalls.
Last week, Matt and Maria Raine sued OpenAI in California state court, blaming the company for the suicide of their son, Adam, The New York Times reported.
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