ChatGPT's Age Check: Is It Creepy? 🤖🤔

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ChatGPT Now Checks Your Age – Here’s How It Works
OpenAI is implementing an age prediction model within ChatGPT to detect user age and, consequently, apply appropriate safety restrictions aimed at preventing misuse by teenagers. The rollout follows OpenAI’s desire to mitigate the surfacing of adult or potentially harmful content to users under 18 without parental consent.

A Multi-Layered Approach to Age Detection
The AI model’s predictions are not always accurate and can, at times, incorrectly flag adults as teenagers, particularly if it perceives adolescent behavior. To address this, users aged 18 or older who have been inadvertently placed in the under-18 experience can verify their age via a verification process accessible at https://chatgpt.com/verify_age.

Verification is Key: Selfie or ID?
This verification may require a live selfie taken with a smartphone or webcam, or the upload of a government-issued identification document, such as a driver’s license or passport. Accepted identification documents vary by country.

Persona Assesses Your Identity
Following verification, if Persona confirms you are 18 years of age or older, ChatGPT will remove the additional safety settings. This change may take a short period to fully implement across all accounts.

Data Privacy: Your ID Disappears Quickly
OpenAI’s partner, Persona, states that your ID or selfie will be deleted within seven days after verification.

Beyond ChatGPT: CISO Insights Shape 2026 Security
Currently rolling out worldwide, this change will automatically apply to all ChatGPT accounts. Additionally, over 300 CISOs and security leaders have shared their plans, spending, and priorities for the year ahead, compiling their insights into a report that allows readers to benchmark strategies, identify emerging trends, and compare their priorities as they approach 2026.

This article is AI-synthesized from public sources and may not reflect original reporting.