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Why my conversations with ‘ChatGPT for Teens’ made me very worried

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Brian X. Chen tested ChatGPT for Teens by posing it math problems, chemical equations, and essay prompts to evaluate its assistance with homework and other educational tasks. The test was aimed at assessing how OpenAI's new version addresses growing concerns about the impact of AI on education and young people’s well-being.

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Brian X. Chen, a writer at The Straits Times, recently tested ChatGPT for Teens, a new AI chatbot developed by OpenAI. This version aims to tackle growing worries about the impact of artificial intelligence on students' education and mental well-being. During his test, Chen used math problems, chemical equations, and essay prompts to assess how the bot might assist with homework. The primary concern is that such tools could be detrimental to learning if students rely too heavily on them rather than developing their own problem-solving skills.

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I was testing ChatGPT for Teens, a new version of the chatbot by OpenAI to address mounting concerns over the potential harms of artificial intelligence on education and younger people’s health.

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2026-11-01 · The Straits Times

Why my conversations with ‘ChatGPT for Teens’ made me very worried · assertive framing

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Why my conversations with ‘ChatGPT for Teens’ made me very worried Brian X. Chen AI generated asserted

me → make → Teens

NEW YORK – I recently gathered a set of mathematics problems, chemical equations and essay prompts and, as many students do today, fired up a web browser to ask ChatGPT for help with homework. asserted

students → gather → homework

I wasn’t going back to school. asserted

I → go → school

I was testing ChatGPT for Teens, a new version of the chatbot by OpenAI to address mounting concerns over the potential harms of artificial intelligence on education and younger people’s health. asserted

I → test → education