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OpenAI describes ChatGPT for Teens as the default experience automatically applied to accounts identified as under 18. Quote: "the default experience automatically applied to accounts identified as under 18"

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the default experience automatically applied to accounts identified as under 18

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Helping teens learn, plan, and shape the future of AI
OpenAI · 2026-10-07

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OpenAI says teens on ChatGPT for Teens spend under 15 minutes a day on average 8 Oct 2026

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“OpenAI describes ChatGPT for Teens as the default experience automatically applied to accounts identified as under 18. Quote: "the default experience automatically applied to accounts identified as under 18".” ai notis, checked 8 Oct 2026. Source: Helping teens learn, plan, and shape the future of AI (OpenAI). https://ainotis.com/c/801

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ai notis. (2026, October 8). OpenAI describes ChatGPT for Teens as the default experience automatically applied to accounts identified as under 18. Quote: "the default experience automatically applied to accounts identified as under 18" [Checked claim 801]. ai notis. https://ainotis.com/c/801

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