OpenAI to add parental controls to ChatGPT after teen suicide: From notifications to account linking — what’s included?

Artificial intelligence major OpenAI announced on Tuesday that it will include parental controls to its chatbot ChatGPT, a week after an American couple claimed the system encouraged their teenage son to take his own life.

What will OpenAI’s parental control feature offer?

Through the parental control feature, parents will be able to:

US teen suicide case

Matthew and Maria Raine filed a lawsuit in a California state court last week, alleging that ChatGPT developed an intimate relationship with their son Adam over several months in 2024 and 2025, which…