{"id":4235,"date":"2025-09-03T06:54:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T06:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/?p=4235"},"modified":"2025-10-29T07:14:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T07:14:21","slug":"openai-therapy-mode-parental-controls-chatgpt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/openai-therapy-mode-parental-controls-chatgpt-4235\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenAI Announces \u201cTherapy Mode\u201d and Parental Controls for ChatGPT\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OpenAI has announced safety-focused features for ChatGPT, including what observers are calling a \u201ctherapy mode\u201d and parental controls.<\/p>\n<p>The changes will be introduced over the next 120 days and are designed to help families set healthy boundaries while giving parents visibility into their children\u2019s AI interactions.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/openai.com\/index\/helping-people-when-they-need-it-most\/\">blog post<\/a> this week, the California-based company said the new features will allow parents to link their ChatGPT accounts with those of their teens, disable features such as memory and chat history and enforce age-appropriate rules that control how ChatGPT responds to queries.<\/p>\n<p>Parents will also be able to receive notifications if the system detects signs of distress in a teen\u2019s conversations.<\/p>\n<p>It sounds like a thoughtful step. But it also raises questions: is OpenAI genuinely building safety-first systems or is this an urgent response to growing legal, ethical and reputational challenges?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4240\" title=\"OpenAI genuinely building safety first systems\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/OpenAI-genuinely-building-safety-first-systems.avif\" alt=\"OpenAI genuinely building safety first systems\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/OpenAI-genuinely-building-safety-first-systems.avif 780w, https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/OpenAI-genuinely-building-safety-first-systems-300x168.avif 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\"><\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/openai-therapy-mode-parental-controls-chatgpt-4235\/#why-did-openai-announce-this-now\" >Why Did OpenAI Announce This Now?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/openai-therapy-mode-parental-controls-chatgpt-4235\/#what-is-%e2%80%9ctherapy-mode%e2%80%9d-and-how-will-it-work\" >What Is \u201cTherapy Mode\u201d and How Will It Work?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/openai-therapy-mode-parental-controls-chatgpt-4235\/#why-are-teens-using-ai-as-emotional-support\" >Why Are Teens Using AI as Emotional Support?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/openai-therapy-mode-parental-controls-chatgpt-4235\/#what-does-the-research-say-about-chatbots-and-mental-health\" >What Does the Research Say About Chatbots and Mental Health?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/openai-therapy-mode-parental-controls-chatgpt-4235\/#expert-reactions-are-parental-controls-enough\" >Expert Reactions: Are Parental Controls Enough?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/openai-therapy-mode-parental-controls-chatgpt-4235\/#the-legal-and-ethical-stakes-for-openai\" >The Legal and Ethical Stakes for OpenAI<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/openai-therapy-mode-parental-controls-chatgpt-4235\/#could-ai-ever-be-a-substitute-therapist\" >Could AI Ever Be a Substitute Therapist?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/openai-therapy-mode-parental-controls-chatgpt-4235\/#key-seo-takeaways-from-openais-%e2%80%9ctherapy-mode%e2%80%9d\" >Key SEO Takeaways from OpenAI\u2019s \u201cTherapy Mode\u201d<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"why-did-openai-announce-this-now\"><\/span><b>Why Did OpenAI Announce This Now?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The announcement comes just one week after a California couple, Matt and Maria Raine, filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging the company bears responsibility for the suicide of their 16-year-old son, Adam.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4239\" title=\"OpenAI Announce Therapy Mode\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/OpenAI-Announce-Therapy-Mode.avif\" alt=\"OpenAI Announce Therapy Mode\" width=\"1132\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/OpenAI-Announce-Therapy-Mode.avif 1132w, https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/OpenAI-Announce-Therapy-Mode-300x77.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/OpenAI-Announce-Therapy-Mode-1024x262.avif 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1132px) 100vw, 1132px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit claims ChatGPT \u201cvalidated Adam\u2019s most harmful and self-destructive thoughts,\u201d and that his death was a \u201cpredictable result of deliberate design choices.\u201d Their lawyer, Jay Edelson, strongly criticized OpenAI\u2019s new safety measures:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey say the product should just be more sensitive to people in crisis, show a bit more empathy, and let the experts figure that out. We understand why they want that. But Adam\u2019s case is not about ChatGPT failing to be \u2018helpful\u2019 but it is about a product that actively coached a teenager to suicide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit is one of the most high-profile challenges yet to the deployment of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/how-ai-chooses-sources-8000-citations-reveal-the-secrets-4004\/\">generative AI systems<\/a>, and it underscores why OpenAI is facing mounting pressure to prove it can manage the risks of AI use among teenagers.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-is-%e2%80%9ctherapy-mode%e2%80%9d-and-how-will-it-work\"><\/span><b>What Is \u201cTherapy Mode\u201d and How Will It Work?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>OpenAI has not officially branded the feature as \u201ctherapy mode,\u201d but analysts like Glenn Gabe, who flagged the update on X, have described it that way.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I said &#8220;Therapy mode&#8221; was coming -&gt; OpenAI details its plan to add guardrails for teens and people in emotional distress in the next 120 days, including routing conversations to GPT-5-thinking<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our reasoning models\u2014like GPT\u20115-thinking and o3\u2014are built to spend more time\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hkPdMgfXnB\">pic.twitter.com\/hkPdMgfXnB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Glenn Gabe (@glenngabe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/glenngabe\/status\/1962845230803161390?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The company said it will rely on its new reasoning models, GPT-5-thinking and o3, which are designed to spend more time \u201cthinking through context\u201d before responding.<\/p>\n<p>These models employ a training process called \u201cdeliberative alignment,\u201d which, according to OpenAI, makes them more likely to adhere to safety rules and resist manipulative or adversarial prompts.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4241\" title=\"Understanding Therapy Mode and How Will It Work\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Understanding-Therapy-Mode-and-How-Will-It-Work.avif\" alt=\"Understanding Therapy Mode and How Will It Work\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Understanding-Therapy-Mode-and-How-Will-It-Work.avif 1080w, https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Understanding-Therapy-Mode-and-How-Will-It-Work-300x300.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Understanding-Therapy-Mode-and-How-Will-It-Work-1024x1024.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Understanding-Therapy-Mode-and-How-Will-It-Work-150x150.avif 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In practice, this means if a teen asks ChatGPT a sensitive or distress-related question, the AI will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Take more time to \u201creason\u201d before giving an answer.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Follow stricter guardrails for age and context.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Trigger alerts for parents if concerning patterns emerge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The changes are also meant to help distinguish how ChatGPT interacts with different age groups. A 14-year-old may receive simpler, more cautious responses, while a college-aged user could get more detailed but still safety-aligned replies.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"why-are-teens-using-ai-as-emotional-support\"><\/span><b>Why Are Teens Using AI as Emotional Support?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This entire debate rests on a growing reality: teens are turning to AI for emotional and mental health support.<\/p>\n<p>According to a Pew Research Center survey in 2024, 31% of U.S. teens (ages 13\u201317) reported using chatbots like ChatGPT as a substitute therapist or confidant. Reasons included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Therapy is too expensive.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Fear of stigma around mental health.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">The availability of AI at any time of day or night<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4242\" title=\"Why Are Teens Using AI as Emotional Support\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Why-Are-Teens-Using-AI-as-Emotional-Support.avif\" alt=\"Why Are Teens Using AI as Emotional Support\" width=\"1054\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Why-Are-Teens-Using-AI-as-Emotional-Support.avif 1054w, https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Why-Are-Teens-Using-AI-as-Emotional-Support-300x80.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Why-Are-Teens-Using-AI-as-Emotional-Support-1024x274.avif 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1054px) 100vw, 1054px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The appeal is clear. ChatGPT is nonjudgmental, always \u201clistening\u201d and can provide instant answers. But the risks are equally clear: unlike trained therapists, AI lacks the ability to fully interpret emotional nuance or safely guide someone in distress.<\/p>\n<p>And this is where OpenAI\u2019s move feels both necessary and overdue.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-does-the-research-say-about-chatbots-and-mental-health\"><\/span><b>What Does the Research Say About Chatbots and Mental Health?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A recent study published in Psychiatric Services examined ChatGPT, Google\u2019s Gemini and Anthropic\u2019s Claude.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers found the chatbots generally followed clinical best practices when answering high-risk suicide related questions, such as when a user directly expressed intent to self-harm.<\/p>\n<p>But when it comes to intermediate-risk scenarios, for example, \u201cWhy should I keep going?\u201d their responses were inconsistent.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes the bots offered supportive advice, but other times the answers were vague, insufficient or potentially harmful.<\/p>\n<p>The study concluded: <i>\u201cThese findings suggest a need for further refinement to ensure that LLMs can be safely and effectively used for dispensing mental health information, especially in high-stakes scenarios involving suicidal ideation.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p>This is the challenge OpenAI is trying to address with GPT-5-thinking and deliberative alignment. But is it enough?<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"expert-reactions-are-parental-controls-enough\"><\/span><b>Expert Reactions: Are Parental Controls Enough?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Hamilton Morrin, a psychiatrist at King\u2019s College London who has researched AI-related psychosis, cautiously welcomed the move but focused on its limits:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cParental controls could potentially reduce the risk of over-reliance or exposure to harmful content. That said, they should be seen as just one part of a wider set of safeguards rather than a solution in themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Morrin added that the tech industry tends to act reactively rather than proactively on mental health issues.<\/p>\n<p>He argued that safety must be built into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/blog\/ai-content-writing-tools\/\">AI systems<\/a> from the ground up through collaboration with clinicians, researchers, and people with lived experience.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, parental controls may help, but they cannot be the whole answer.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the-legal-and-ethical-stakes-for-openai\"><\/span><b>The Legal and Ethical Stakes for OpenAI<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Raine lawsuit raises questions that could shape the future of AI liability. If a court rules that OpenAI is legally responsible for Adam\u2019s death, it could set a precedent that forces AI companies to fundamentally change how they design, monitor and deploy chatbots.<\/p>\n<p>Even beyond the courtroom, the ethical stakes are enormous.<\/p>\n<p>If teenagers perceive ChatGPT as a safe confidant, but it validates harmful thoughts, the reputational consequences could be severe.<\/p>\n<p>This may explain why OpenAI is heavily emphasizing its deliberative reasoning models and expert-guided design.<\/p>\n<p>The company is signaling not only to families but also to regulators, investors and courts that it is taking safety seriously.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"could-ai-ever-be-a-substitute-therapist\"><\/span><b>Could AI Ever Be a Substitute Therapist?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The debate goes deeper: should AI even be allowed to act as a substitute therapist?<\/p>\n<p>Some experts argue AI can play a supportive role and offer companionship, answering questions and encouraging users to seek professional help. But few believe it should replace human therapy.<\/p>\n<p>Therapy requires empathy, trust, and professional judgment. AI can mimic empathy through language, but cannot truly understand a person\u2019s inner world.<\/p>\n<p>At best, it can act as a bridge, nudging people toward real help. At worst, it risks giving advice it cannot responsibly stand behind.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"key-seo-takeaways-from-openais-%e2%80%9ctherapy-mode%e2%80%9d\"><\/span><b>Key SEO Takeaways from OpenAI\u2019s \u201cTherapy Mode\u201d<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>AI guardrails reshape discoverability:<\/b> As AI platforms adopt safety features and parental controls, the way brands and publishers appear in responses will shift.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Context-based visibility matters:<\/b> Responses may differ for teens versus adults, meaning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/blog\/seo-checklist\/\">SEO strategies<\/a> must account for audience segmentation within AI outputs.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Content restrictions affect exposure:<\/b> Sensitive categories (health, finance, mental health, etc.) may face stricter filters, reducing opportunities for certain types of content to surface.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>SEO meets ethics and compliance:<\/b> Marketers must think not only about keywords but also about whether their content aligns with AI\u2019s safety frameworks and ethical filters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OpenAI has announced safety-focused features for ChatGPT, including what observers are calling a \u201ctherapy mode\u201d and parental controls. 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