OpenAI makes ChatGPT less 'human' for teens in new safety update
OpenAI insisted this was not in response to a particular issue with children believing ChatGPT to be alive.
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OpenAI insisted this was not in response to a particular issue with children believing ChatGPT to be alive.
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