OpenAI Is Working With The APA On Youth AI Use
OpenAI said on August 6, 2026 that it is working with the American Psychological Association to bring psychological science into how responsible AI development and use among young people is understood.
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OpenAI said today it is working with the American Psychological Association on how young people use artificial intelligence.
OpenAI calls the APA the country's leading psychology organization. The APA's chief executive says it brings developmental science and clinical expertise to defining responsible design.
With the APA, OpenAI plans resources for families to help parents and caregivers support healthy use, plus resources for clinicians and school psychologists about overreliance.
OpenAI says it works with more than two hundred sixty mental health experts, and has added crisis resources, parental controls and an age prediction model.
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- we're working with the American Psychological Association (APA) to bring psychological science into how we think about responsible AI development and use among young people(OpenAI's official announcement)
- APA is the leading scientific and professional organization for psychology in the United States(OpenAI's official announcement)
- APA brings both the developmental science and clinical expertise to say what responsible design looks like and what matters most for protecting and promoting young people's well-being.(OpenAI's official announcement)
- whose evidence-grounded work will help clarify what is known, what is uncertain, and what responsible AI should look like as the technology evolves(OpenAI's official announcement)
- Working with APA, we plan to develop family-facing resources to help parents and caregivers support healthy use, recognize when adult intervention may be appropriate, and reinforce AI as a tool, not a replacement for people or care.(OpenAI's official announcement)
- Planned work includes resources for clinicians and school psychologists focused on promoting healthy AI usage, recognizing overreliance, and intervening in unhealthy use patterns.(OpenAI's official announcement)
- We work with more than 260 mental health experts to help ChatGPT better recognize signs of distress, respond with care, and guide people toward real-world support.(OpenAI's official announcement)
- We have also expanded access to localized crisis resources and one-click hotlines, added reminders to take a break(OpenAI's official announcement)
- introduced additional protections for younger users, including parental controls, notifying parents of safety concerns, under-18 principles in our Model Spec, and an age prediction model that helps apply the right experience and safeguards(OpenAI's official announcement)
- AI should strengthen, not replace, the real world relationships and care young people rely on.(OpenAI's official announcement)