OpenAI and Anthropic Implement Age Detection Systems to Protect Underage Users
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Emma Roth
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Summary
OpenAI and Anthropic are implementing new age detection systems to protect underage users. OpenAI has updated ChatGPT's Model Spec with four new principles prioritizing teen safety, while Anthropic is developing methods to identify and remove users under 18. These measures come amid growing concerns about AI chatbots' impact on teen mental health, with both companies establishing guidelines for safer interactions with younger users.
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· 4 pulledOpenAI and Anthropic are rolling out new ways to detect underage users.
OpenAI announced that ChatGPT's Model Spec — the guidelines for how its chatbot should behave — will include four new principles for users under 18.
Now, it aims to have ChatGPT 'put teen safety first, even when it may conflict with other goals.'
Anthropic is working on a new way to identify and boot users who are under 18.
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