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00:03OpenAI said Tuesday it will introduce parental controls and explore additional safeguards
00:07after a 16-year-old died by suicide following months of confiding in ChatGPT.
00:12The Rain family also filed a lawsuit in California against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman,
00:18alleging that chatbot provided harmful instructions,
00:20affirmed suicidal ideation, and discouraged the teen from seeking real-life help.
00:26OpenAI said its safeguards sometimes degrade during prolonged interactions
00:29and pledged to improve reliability.
00:32OpenAI said it is developing a GPT-5 update that will enable ChatGPT
00:37to de-escalate situations by grounding users in reality.
00:42The company also plans to introduce parental controls
00:44and explore features like emergency contacts to connect teens in distress with trusted support.
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