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OpenAI makes ChatGPT less 'human' for teens in new safety update

BBC Technology • Tue, 18 Aug 2026

OpenAI insisted this was not in response to a particular issue with children believing ChatGPT to be alive.

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OpenAI insisted this was not in response to a particular issue with children believing ChatGPT to be alive.

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OpenAI insisted this was not in response to a particular issue with children believing ChatGPT to be alive.

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