OpenAI to bring parental controls in ChatGPT after California teen’s suicide

OpenAI is rolling out parental controls for ChatGPT on the web and mobile, following a lawsuit by the parents of a teen who died by suicide after the artificial intelligence startup’s chatbot allegedly coached him on methods of self-harm.

The company said on Monday the controls will allow parents and teens to link accounts for stronger safeguards for teenagers.

US regulators are increasingly scrutinising AI companies over the potential negative impacts of chatbots. In August, Reuters had reported how Meta‘s AI rules allowed flirty conversations with…