ChatGPT will now guess if you’re under 18 to limit what you see

OpenAI has started rolling out Age prediction technology Defeat ChatGPT Consumer accounts. In a post on Monday, the company said that for those under 18 who haven’t already told ChatGPT their age, its software will look at a person’s behavior and other signals, such as how long an account has been around and when it’s active, to estimate age.

If you are incorrectly identified as underage, you can resort to technology from the identity verification service a personalityThis requires a live photo and government-issued ID. ChatGPT page that takes you directly to age verification available.

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The new ChatGPT system was announced last September as part of a broader system Changes for younger usersadds more guardrails to pneumaticproviding what OpenAI calls “guarantees to reduce exposure to sensitive or potentially harmful content.”

On a separate support page, the company explains in more detail How age prediction works in ChatGPT And what he filters. This includes graphic violence or gore; Depictions of self-harm; Viral challenges “that can prompt dangerous or harmful behavior”; Sexual, romantic, or violent role-playing; Or content that promotes extreme beauty standards, unhealthy diet, or body shaming.

(Disclosure: Ziff Davis, CNET’s parent company, in April filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, which makes ChatGPT, alleging that it infringed Ziff Davis’s copyrights in training and operating its AI systems.)

OpenAI and other companies using AI technology have come under fire and are the subject of numerous AI-related lawsuits and investigations. Teenager deaths Who was he? Dealing with chatbots, including ChatGPT. Last year, OpenAI also announced the addition of more Additional parental controls To the platform.

Age verification Age-based access restrictions have become a broader topic across online experiences, driven in part by laws proposed or enacted in several countries and U.S. states. Earlier this month, gaming platform Roblox was created Mandatory age checks. A new law in Australia imposes a sweeping process Ban on social media For children under 16 years of age.