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.
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Allowing minors to use AI services raises significant child safety and privacy concerns, including exposure to potentially inappropriate AI-generated content.
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Compare across platforms →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 …
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Allowing minors to use AI services raises significant child safety and privacy concerns, including exposure to potentially inappropriate AI-generated content.
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