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OpenAI Enhances AI Safety with GPT-5 and New Parental Controls
OpenAI is taking crucial steps to improve AI safety by routing sensitive conversations to advanced reasoning models like GPT-5 and launching parental controls within the next month. This move is a direct response to recent tragic incidents where ChatGPT failed to detect mental distress, including a high-profile suicide case involving a teenager. By integrating these new safety features, OpenAI aims to provide more helpful, context-aware responses that can better support vulnerable users.
These enhancements are especially important for parents and guardians who want to protect their children in digital spaces. The upcoming parental controls will allow parents to link accounts, set age-appropriate behavior rules, and receive alerts if their teen is in acute distress. This initiative could reshape how AI responsibly interacts with users and set new standards for mental health and privacy safeguards in AI technologies.
