Helping developers build safer AI experiences for teens

OpenAI Blog / 3/24/2026

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Key Points

  • OpenAI has released prompt-based teen safety policies aimed at helping developers create safer AI experiences for minors.
  • The policies are designed for use with the open-weight gpt-oss-safeguard, providing age-specific guidance for moderating teen-related risks.
  • Developers can apply these policies to manage and reduce harmful or inappropriate outputs by tailoring moderation behavior to the teen audience.
  • The release focuses on practical guardrails that can be integrated into developer workflows without requiring model-specific retraining.
OpenAI releases prompt-based teen safety policies for developers using gpt-oss-safeguard, helping moderate age-specific risks in AI systems.