OpenAI on Wednesday released its first teen usage report, saying teenagers spend less than 15 minutes a day on ChatGPT on average, and fewer than 2% use it continuously for more than three hours. According to ChainCatcher, the company said nearly half of teen conversations that received a break reminder either paused or ended within five minutes.

OpenAI began rolling out ChatGPT for Teens in August. The mode activates based on age information or automatically when the company estimates a user is under 18, and it includes parental controls and limits on sensitive-topic conversations. OpenAI said teen users sent more education-related messages and used tools such as study visualizations and Study Mode more often, and it is considering adding college planning, flashcards, and quiz features.

Common Sense Media said the same day that ChatGPT for Teens often notifies parents too late, or not at all, when teen accounts discuss suicide, self-harm, or eating disorders. The nonprofit said its findings were based on more than a dozen test accounts and that the chatbot did not reliably suggest crisis hotlines or professional help. An OpenAI spokesperson said the test did not accurately reflect how the safeguards work in practice and that linking parent and teen accounts, as well as activating safety alerts, may take hours for safety and scale reasons.