Stuff About Stuff - OpenAI Launches ChatGPT For Teens With Stronger Safeguards

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Fresh and Thato spoke to Chair of ABSA Department of Data Science at University of Pretoria and The Director of The African Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Prof Vukosi Marivate on what to make of OpenAI rolling out new safety controls for under-18 accounts, allowing teens to disable the AI's voice, schedule app "quiet times," and receive reminders that the chatbot is a machine, not a friend. Kaya 959

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