OpenAI2026-10-08 03:13:55OpenAI plans to add College Planner to ChatGPT for Teens as safety tests raise questionsOpenAI said it plans to add a college application planning tool called College Planner to ChatGPT for Teens, widening the product’s role in school-related use cases for younger users. The feature is aimed first at U.S. students in grades 10 through 12 who plan to apply to four-year colleges. According to the company, the tool will pull together application requirements, deadlines, to-do lists, and financial aid steps into a school-by-school plan that students can revisit and update. OpenAI also said flashcards and quizzes are coming to the teen version. At the same time, the rollout is being weighed against concerns about whether the platform’s safety systems work as promised. OpenAI cited internal figures saying teens use ChatGPT for less than 15 minutes a day on average, fewer than 2% use it for more than three consecutive hours, and more than 180,000 teens used Study Mode within a week. But Youth AI Safety Institute said its tests found gaps in parent alerts, crisis referrals, and guardrails around Study Mode. In one test, newly created teen accounts linked to parents discussed suicide ideation, self-harm, or eating disorders for as long as an hour without triggering any parent notification. The group said three of five severe harm categories failed to meet its 95% threshold.00
OpenAI2026-10-07 16:08:32OpenAI to roll out College Planner for ChatGPT for TeensOpenAI said it will introduce a new tool called College Planner for ChatGPT for Teens, aimed at helping users manage the college application process. According to the announcement, the feature brings application requirements, deadlines, tasks and financial aid steps into a single plan. Students will also be able to update their progress, organize work through a timeline and ask related questions inside the tool. The feature is expected to go live soon. The update was cited by Techub News, which referenced The Verge AI.10
