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OpenAI to offer safety features for teens using ChatGPT

Aug 21, 2026 · 11m

Summary

Marketplace Tech host Megan McCarty Carino and Wired’s Paresh DeVay discuss the AI boom’s criminal underbelly, where thieves are stealing high-value data center components like chips and copper. They also analyze OpenAI’s new teen-focused ChatGPT mode, designed with safety guardrails and study aids to address concerns about harm and academic integrity. Finally, the episode covers Amazon’s expansion of drone deliveries, highlighting logistical challenges, noise complaints, and limited urban applicability.

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Sponsor: Odoo business software OpenAI launches teen-focused ChatGPT with safety guardrails Theft of AI data center components and cargo Sponsor: Optum healthcare services Promo: Tomorrow's Cure podcast Amazon expands drone delivery to 500 cities Show credits and sign-off Listener survey and gift card giveaway
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