ChatGPT’s Teen Mode could deprive teenagers of a fundamental need | Robin Kirman

OpenAI launched Teen Mode with Socratic tutoring features for underage users following mental health lawsuits. Psychoanalyst Robin Kirman warns that constant calibrated guidance prevents teenagers from building independent authority over their thoughts. For educators and psychologists, this development raises doubts about whether continuous digital assistance harms adolescent identity formation.

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