OpenAI is set to begin rolling out “parental controls” for its AI chatbot ChatGPT within the next month, amid growing concern over how the chatbot behaves in mental health contexts, specifically with youth users.

The company, which announced the new feature in a blog post on Tuesday, said it is improving how its “models recognize and respond to signs of mental and emotional distress.”

OpenAI is due to introduce a new feature that allows parents to link their account to that of their child through an email invitation. Parents will also be able to control how the chatbot responds to prompts and will receive an alert if the chatbot detects that their child is in a “moment of acute distress,” the company said. Additionally, the rollout should enable parents to “manage which features to dis

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