OpenAI aims to gain the trust of parents by partnering with organizations that work towards reducing the harm of technology and media on children.
The emerging artificial intelligence company announced a partnership with Common Sense Media, a non-profit organization that reviews and rates the appropriateness of various media and technology for children.
The partnership aims to collaborate in developing artificial intelligence guidelines and educational materials for parents, teachers, and youth.
OpenAI is collaborating with Common Sense Media to curate family-friendly GPTs in the GPT Store, based on the classification and evaluation standards of the organization.
The company stated that “Artificial intelligence offers great benefits for families and teenagers, and our partnership with Common Sense Media enhances our work in the field of safety, ensuring that families and teenagers can use our tools with confidence.”
The partnership is launched after OpenAI announced its participation in the new Common Sense Media framework for evaluations and reviews designed to assess safety, transparency, ethical use, and the impact of artificial intelligence products.
The Common Sense Media framework aims to provide informative labels for AI-powered applications in order to shed light on the contexts in which the applications are used and clarify areas of potential opportunities and harms in relation to a set of principles of common sense.
OpenAI is under pressure from regulatory bodies to demonstrate that its applications are beneficial to society rather than harmful.
The Federal Trade Commission opened an investigation last summer into OpenAI regarding whether ChatGPT harmed consumers by collecting data and disseminating false information about individuals.
European data authorities have expressed concerns regarding OpenAI’s handling of private information.
OpenAI tools have a tendency to confidently fabricate things and misunderstand fundamental facts, exhibiting bias that aligns with the training data.
Children and teenagers resort to these tools in order to seek help with their school assignments and personal problems.
The company hopes that this partnership will benefit children who cannot access artificial intelligence, and it stated that a part of its mission is to make beneficial artificial intelligence accessible for free.
