A reckoning on social media addiction came late for many kids. Will AI safety be different?When Meta agreed to changes to its social media platforms and enhanced safeguards in an $18 billion settlement, it made progress by "gettin...
06 Oct, 2026, 09.46 AM IST
Australia steps up response to AI after OpenAI bot breaches health system databaseThe incursion on one of the country's most used government agencies may prompt a tougher stance as Australia readies AI-specific laws start...
25 Sep, 2026, 01.12 PM IST
UPI MDR explained; AI leaders split on slowing downUPI’s new MDR framework will change how large merchant payments are charged. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
16 Sep, 2026, 07.46 PM IST
Children stop thinking for themselves using AI for homeworks & assignments; 5 ChatGPT features parents should knowChatGPT for Teens combines Study Mode, homework reminders, quizzes, visual learning tools and parental controls into five features built to...
16 Sep, 2026, 04.36 PM IST
California bans addictive social media features for under-16s, AI chatbot toysCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom signed technology laws protecting children online. These measures restrict social media features designed ...
11 Sep, 2026, 07.13 AM IST
Hugging Face, the French start-up that became AI's warehouseHugging Face, the artificial intelligence platform US chip giant Nvidia is buying for $12.9 billion, is a French success story -- founded b...
04 Sep, 2026, 08.20 AM IST
OpenAI introduces 'ChatGPT for Teens' amid legal pressureMost of the safeguards utilised in the ChatGPT for Teens model already existed for ChatGPT accounts belonging to minors, such as restrictio...
18 Aug, 2026, 04.46 PM IST
OpenAI puts teen safety above other goals in ChatGPT's updated model specThis comes in the wake of growing concern over the impact of GenAI on children and adolescents. Per OpenAI, its new U18 Principles are desi...
20 Dec, 2025, 01.54 PM IST
OpenAI to relax ChatGPT restrictions; plans to roll out new version in weeksChatGPT had been made pretty restrictive to avoid risks associated with mental health and emotional dependency, said Sam Altman in an X pos...
14 Oct, 2025, 10.33 PM IST
'ChatGPT is telling worse things than you think': Former OpenAI executive and safety researcher makes chilling revelationFormer OpenAI researcher Steven Adler warns that ChatGPT may cause severe psychological harm, a phenomenon dubbed “AI psychosis.” Analyzing...
04 Oct, 2025, 08.37 PM IST
OpenAI to bring parental controls in ChatGPT after California teen's suicideThe company said on Monday the controls will allow parents and teens to link accounts for stronger safeguards for teenagers.Under the new m...
29 Sep, 2025, 08.48 PM IST
ChatGPT rolls out new restrictions after criticisms over teen suicidesOpenAI has introduced new parental controls for ChatGPT, enabling parents to link accounts and manage settings such as quiet hours and cont...
29 Sep, 2025, 04.00 PM IST
ChatGPT is getting parental controls, announces OpenAI. What is it? What will be usage?ChatGPT is set to get a new feature - parental controls, said the chatbot creator OpenAI. Parents will also receive notifications from Chat...
02 Sep, 2025, 11.09 PM IST
OpenAI, Meta say they're fixing AI chatbots to better respond to teens in distressOpenAI, maker of ChatGPT, said Tuesday it is preparing to roll out new controls enabling parents to link their accounts to their teen's acc...
02 Sep, 2025, 10.01 PM IST
Explained: OpenAI's suicide controversyAdam Raine, 16, was allegedly coached by ChatGPT in self-harm methods. The chatbot responded to nearly 200 mentions of suicide with over 1,...
28 Aug, 2025, 06.42 PM IST
OpenAI, CEO Sam Altman sued over ChatGPT's role in California teen's suicideThe parents of a teenager who died by suicide are suing OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging ChatGPT encouraged self-harm and failed to prot...
27 Aug, 2025, 09.07 AM IST
ChatGPT now tells teenager how to get drunk and high, write heartbreaking suicide note. Shocking details emerge in studyAbout 800 million people, or roughly 10 per cent of the world’s population, are using ChatGPT, according to a July report from JPMorgan Cha...
07 Aug, 2025, 10.31 PM IST