Helping developers build safer AI experiences for teens

OpenAI today announced the release of prompt‑based safety policies designed to help developers create age‑appropriate protections for teens. The policies are intended to work with OpenAI’s open‑weight safety model, gpt‑oss‑safeguard, and simplify the process of turning safety requirements into usable classifiers for real‑world systems. The initiative follows OpenAI’s commitment to building AI that expands opportunities for young people while keeping them safe, as reflected in updates to its Model Spec that include Under‑18 principles and the introduction of product‑level safeguards such as parental controls and age prediction. The new policies were developed with input from trusted external organizations, including Common Sense Media and everyone.ai, and are structured as prompts that can be directly used with gpt‑oss‑safeguard and other reasoning models. They can be applied for real‑time content filtering and offline analysis of user‑generated content, and are released as open source through the ROOST Model Community to encourage collaboration and iteration. Developers are encouraged to adapt and extend the policies to fit their specific applications, combine them with other safeguards, and contribute to the repository on GitHub. The release aims to provide a clear, operational foundation for teen safety in AI systems, supporting a layered defense in depth approach and fostering broader industry collaboration on youth‑safety standards.