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ChatGPT for Teens keeps teens talking, even during mental health crises

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CitrixNews Staff
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ChatGPT for Teens keeps teens talking, even during mental health crises

Common Sense Media, a nonprofit that provides age-based ratings and reviews of media and tech for families, has labeled ChatGPT for Teens an “unacceptable risk.”

The rating comes as chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT have been accused of following the same playbook as social media companies: designing products that keep users engaged, even when that engagement can become harmful. In chatbots, engagement is often won by behaviors like sycophancy and sometimes leads to catastrophic consequences. 

Originally reported by TechCrunch. Read the full story at the original source.