You must be at least 13 years old to use OpenAI's services, or older if required by the laws in your country, and users aged 13–17 must have parental consent.
Allowing minors to use AI services raises significant child safety and privacy concerns, including exposure to potentially inappropriate AI-generated content.
Age restriction provisions engage COPPA (for US users under 13), GDPR Article 8 (for EU users under 16 in some jurisdictions), and the UK Children's Code; compliance teams should assess whether OpenAI's age verification mechanisms meet applicable legal standards.
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