# OpenAI — Updating our Model Spec with teen protections

- Company: OpenAI (openai.com)
- Announced: 2025-12-18T11:00:00+00:00
- Category: safety-policy-update
- Subject: GPT / ChatGPT / API
- Source: https://openai.com/index/updating-model-spec-with-teen-protections
- Record: https://forck.live/items/327-updating-our-model-spec-with-teen-protections

OpenAI updated its Model Spec to include Under-18 Principles for safer, age-appropriate ChatGPT interactions with teens.

## Evidence

Verbatim from https://openai.com/index/updating-model-spec-with-teen-protections:

> OpenAI is updating its Model Spec with new Under-18 Principles that define how ChatGPT should support teens with safe, age-appropriate guidance grounded in developmental science.

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