# OpenAI launches ChatGPT Teen with strict filters and study mode for users under 18

OpenAI introduces ChatGPT Teen, a version with content filters and study tools for users aged 13 to 17.

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OpenAI announced the launch of ChatGPT Teen on August 18, 2026, designed for users aged 13 to 17. [^1]

Antoni Baena, coordinator of the ePsychology Committee of the Col·legi Oficial de Psicología de Catalunya, warned that such harmful content should not be available in any version of ChatGPT. [^2]

OpenAI announced restrictions on content related to self-harm, violence, eating disorders, dangerous activities, and explicit sexual material. [^3]

The system activates the Teen experience automatically if it predicts the user is under 18 or if the user declares they are between 13 and 17. [^4]

ChatGPT Teen incorporates stricter content filters, a study mode, healthy usage reminders, and parental controls. [^5]

OpenAI stated that its system will use a prediction model analyzing conversation topics, usage hours, access frequency, and account age to determine if a user is under 18. [^6]

## What this stands on

1. OpenAI announced the launch of ChatGPT Teen on August 18, 2026, designed for users aged 13 to 17. (El Colombiano, News)
2. Antoni Baena, coordinator of the ePsychology Committee of the Col·legi Oficial de Psicología de Catalunya, warned that such harmful content should not be available in any version of ChatGPT. (El Colombiano, News)
3. OpenAI announced restrictions on content related to self-harm, violence, eating disorders, dangerous activities, and explicit sexual material. (El Colombiano, News)
4. The system activates the Teen experience automatically if it predicts the user is under 18 or if the user declares they are between 13 and 17. (El Colombiano, News)
5. ChatGPT Teen incorporates stricter content filters, a study mode, healthy usage reminders, and parental controls. (La Opinión, News)
6. OpenAI stated that its system will use a prediction model analyzing conversation topics, usage hours, access frequency, and account age to determine if a user is under 18. (La Opinión, News)

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