ChatGPT 将推出青少年专属模式

OpenAI 正在推出一项面向青少年的 ChatGPT 专属模式，将现有的青少年保护措施和新的安全功能整合到同一体验中。此次发布正值公众对 AI 工具如何影响年轻用户的审视日益加强之际，其他平台也在陆续推出各自的年龄核验和青少年专属保护措施。

OpenAI 在周二发布的一篇博客文章中表示，ChatGPT for Teens 是“一种旨在帮助青少年学习、批判性思考、深化理解，并自信使用 AI 的体验”。青少年模式将自动应用于自称年龄介于 13 岁至 17 岁之间的用户，以及系统估计为未满 18 岁的用户。根据 OpenAI 已发布的年龄政策，13 岁以下儿童不得使用该平台。

青少年体验将默认启用保护措施，包括对被禁止或敏感内容实施更严格限制，例如血腥暴力、自残描写，以及色情或恋爱角色扮演。该模式还会针对饮食失调等话题展示警告和安全信息，同时让家长能够设置静默时段；如果系统标记出潜在安全风险，家长也可接收安全警报通知。

其他功能旨在鼓励 OpenAI 所称的“健康、平衡的使用方式”，包括针对敏感图片上传的提醒、青少年专属引导流程，以及强调色和语音变化等个性化选项。OpenAI 还将新增“负责任的作业提醒”功能。该公司表示，这项功能能够识别青少年似乎“试图走捷径完成作业”的情况，并将其引导至 ChatGPT 的专属学习模式。青少年或家长还可以设置“学习时段”，在指定时间内自动启用学习模式。

尽管 OpenAI 将此定位为一项新的、面向青少年的 ChatGPT 体验，但其描述的许多保护措施并非全新功能；此次发布主要是将现有防护机制整合起来，并增加少量新功能和调整。OpenAI 在今年年初推出了年龄预测功能，而家长控制和学习模式则大约在一年前上线。该公司上个月表示，将向青少年展示更频繁的休息提醒。

OpenAI 表示，其青少年保护机制“以持续开展的安全研究为基础”，并计划未来发布更多“我们正在学习的内容”，同时构建更多安全功能，以帮助青少年从 AI 中获益。该公司表示：“但这种访问应当配套与其发展阶段相匹配的保护措施，强化现实世界的人际关系，并长期支持健康使用。ChatGPT for Teens 是我们朝着这一标准迈出的下一步。”

OpenAI is introducing a dedicated ChatGPT mode for teenagers, combining existing youth safeguards and new safety features under one roof. The launch comes amid mounting public scrutiny over how AI tools affect younger users, as other platforms implement their own age checks and teen-specific protections.

ChatGPT for Teens is “an experience designed to help teens learn, think critically, deepen understanding, and use AI with confidence,” OpenAI said in a blog post published Tuesday. Teen mode will automatically apply to users who identify themselves as being between the ages of 13 and 17, as well as those the system estimates to be under 18. Children under 13 aren’t permitted to use the platform, according to OpenAI’s published age policy.

The teen experience will apply protections by default, including tighter restrictions on prohibited or sensitive content including graphic violence, depictions of self-harm, and sexual or romantic roleplay. It will also surface warnings and safety information around topics such as eating disorders, while giving parents controls to set quiet hours and receive notifications about safety alerts if the system flags a possible safety risk.

Other features are aimed at encouraging what OpenAI describes as “healthy, balanced use,” including reminders around sensitive image uploads, teen-specific onboarding, and customization options such as accent colors and voice variations. OpenAI is also adding new “responsible homework reminders,” which it says can recognize when a teen appears to be “trying to shortcut an assignment” and redirect them to ChatGPT’s dedicated study mode. Teens or parents can also set “study hours” that automatically enable study mode during designated times.

Though OpenAI is framing this as a new teen-focused ChatGPT experience, many of the protections it describes aren’t new, with the launch largely consolidating existing safeguards alongside a handful of smaller additions and tweaks. OpenAI rolled out age-prediction features at the start of the year, while parental controls and study mode arrived roughly a year ago. The company said it would show teens more frequent break reminders last month.

OpenAI said its teen protections are “underpinned by ongoing safety research” and that it plans to publish more of “what we are learning” in the future, as well as build additional safety features to help teens benefit from AI. “But that access should come with protections that reflect their developmental stage, reinforce real-world relationships, and support healthy use over time. ChatGPT for Teens is our next step in building toward that standard.”