OpenAI, children’s advocates join forces on initiative to protect kids from chatbots

KIDS SAFETY ADVOCATE Common Sense Media and ChatGPT-maker OpenAI joined together to advance a ballot measure that would amend the California Constitution in order to protect kids from companion chatbots online.

The two previously planned to place competing initiatives before voters, each stipulating that the one that got the most “yes” votes would win. OpenAI’s proposal largely reflected existing law, while the Common Sense measure included new bans on what AI systems children could access.