Common Sense Media Flags ChatGPT as an ‘Unacceptable Risk’ for Teens in Crisis

Common Sense Media Flags ChatGPT as an ‘Unacceptable Risk’ for Teens in Crisis

Common Sense Media published in October 2026 an evaluation of how ChatGPT handles adolescents in mental health crises, and the verdict for that specific context is blunt: “unacceptable risk.” Auditors ran the chatbot through scenarios involving crisis language, signs of depression and one documented case of active psychosis. In the majority of those exchanges, the … Read more