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Policy2026-08-18 · source-backed
Launched Aug 18 for ages 13-17, blocking suicide, self-harm, and romantic or sexual conversations (Axios). ChatGPT is barred from using terms of endearment and instructed more strongly not to claim feelings or consciousness. Users the age-prediction model estimates are under 18 get routed in automatically based on account age, activity times, and usage patterns; adults misclassified as minors submit a selfie through Persona to get out. The anthropomorphism restrictions are the first product-level admission that emotional dependence is a design defect rather than engagement. The behavioral inference is the part that'll get litigated: nobody outside OpenAI can inspect the classifier that decides you're a minor.
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