OpenAI Backs California's SB 1119 On Teen AI Safety
OpenAI published an announcement on its own site titled "OpenAI supports California's bill to advance youth AI safety", by Ann O'Leary, VP of Global Policy. Everything below comes from it.
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OpenAI is backing a California bill on teen AI safety and wants Governor Newsom to sign it.
OpenAI announced support for California Senate Bill eleven nineteen. The company urged Governor Newsom to sign the youth AI safety measure.
The bill would require companies to determine a user's age and run safety reviews before release. It would add independent audits and limits on targeted advertising.
OpenAI says nearly nine in ten teens using ChatGPT do so weekly for learning or productivity. The bill would apply protections automatically for teens thirteen to seventeen.
OpenAI already offers ChatGPT for Teens with parental controls. Users estimated under eighteen are placed there automatically. OpenAI says these protections cannot be turned off.
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- OpenAI supports California Senate Bill 1119, legislation that establishes meaningful safeguards for how young people use AI while preserving their access to tools that can help them learn, create, and prepare for the future.(OpenAI's official announcement, OpenAI supports California's bill to advance youth AI safety, published August 31, 2026)
- In our letter to Governor Newsom, we commend him, along with Senator Steve Padilla, Assemblymembers Buffy Wicks and Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, and the California Legislature for their leadership on this important issue. We encourage Governor Newsom to sign the bill into law.(OpenAI's official announcement, OpenAI supports California's bill to advance youth AI safety, published August 31, 2026)
- SB 1119 pairs strong protections with continued access to useful AI tools. We strongly support these key requirements: Determine a user's age; Identify and address safety risks before making a product available to young people; Undergo independent audits.(OpenAI's official announcement, OpenAI supports California's bill to advance youth AI safety, published August 31, 2026)
- Provide parents with tools to guide and limit their children's use; Connect young people with crisis-support resources when serious safety risks arise; and Limit targeted advertising and protect young people's personal information.(OpenAI's official announcement, OpenAI supports California's bill to advance youth AI safety, published August 31, 2026)
- Nearly nine in ten teens who use ChatGPT turn to it for learning, information, skill-building, or productivity in a given week.(OpenAI's official announcement, OpenAI supports California's bill to advance youth AI safety, published August 31, 2026)
- For users identified as ages 13 through 17, these protections should apply automatically.(OpenAI's official announcement, OpenAI supports California's bill to advance youth AI safety, published August 31, 2026)
- If our system estimates someone is under 18 or they state their age is between 13 and 17, they are automatically placed into ChatGPT for Teens.(OpenAI's official announcement, OpenAI supports California's bill to advance youth AI safety, published August 31, 2026)
- Those protections are part of the baseline experience, not optional settings that users can turn off.(OpenAI's official announcement, OpenAI supports California's bill to advance youth AI safety, published August 31, 2026)
- We also offer parental controls that allow families to manage key settings for their teens and receive notifications in high-risk situations.(OpenAI's official announcement, OpenAI supports California's bill to advance youth AI safety, published August 31, 2026)