OpenAI Backs California SB 1119 for Under-18 AI Safeguards as 9 in 10 Teen Users Learn on ChatGPT
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Updated · OpenAI · Aug 31
OpenAI Backs California SB 1119 for Under-18 AI Safeguards as 9 in 10 Teen Users Learn on ChatGPT
3 articles · Updated · OpenAI · Aug 31
Summary
OpenAI urged Governor Gavin Newsom to sign California Senate Bill 1119, calling it a model for youth AI safety as federal action remains absent.
SB 1119 would require age checks, pre-release risk reviews, independent audits, parental controls, crisis-support links, and limits on targeted ads and data use for users 13 to 17.
OpenAI tied its support to ChatGPT for Teens, which automatically places estimated or self-declared 13-to-17-year-olds into a version with built-in protections that cannot be turned off.
Nearly 9 in 10 teens who use ChatGPT already rely on it weekly for learning, information, skill-building or productivity, underscoring the company’s argument that safety rules should preserve educational access.