New Delhi, Jan. 21 -- OpenAI has said that it is bringing an age prediction system to ChatGPT to establish if an account belongs to a user under 18 to 'turn on extra safety settings.' The San Francisco-based AI startup says its age prediction model uses a combination of 'behavioral and account-level signals' such as the age of the ChatGPT account, usage patterns over time and a user's stated age to zero in on their actual age.

After determining that an account is under 18, OpenAI says its new tool will automatically apply additional protections designed to reduce exposure of minors to sensitive content like graphic violence, viral challenges that encourage risky behaviour, sexual or romantic roleplay, depictions of self-harm, content pro...