ChatGPT's teen safeguards failed to alert parents during suicide conversations, report finds

What happened: Common Sense Media's Youth AI Safety Institute rated ChatGPT for Teens an "Unacceptable Risk" and urged OpenAI to pause marketing it to minors until it is safer. Key numbers: Over 4,000 prompts tested; chats ran up to an hour; Adam's Law takes effect July 2027. Why it matters: OpenAI disputed the findings, saying testing may have preceded full activation of parental controls. The report says safeguards failed three Adam's Law requirements: crisis referrals, parental alerts and age assurance.

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