September 2, 2025:
OpenAI Unveils Enhanced Safety for ChatGPT - OpenAI unveiled safety enhancements for ChatGPT, aiming to address users' mental and emotional distress. An improved router will choose reasoning-optimized models for better responses. New parental controls allow parents to set boundaries and receive notifications for harmful prompts, informed by experts from a youth development council and the Global Physician Network.
Part of a broader AI safety initiative, future developments will focus on identifying distress in lengthy chat sessions and strengthening response safeguards.
