# Our approach to age prediction

DevFeed: [Our approach to age prediction](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/our-approach-to-age-prediction-6590.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://openai.com/index/our-approach-to-age-prediction>)

Published: 2026-01-20T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [OpenAI News](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/openai-news.md>)

Topics: [ChatGPT](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chatgpt.md>), [model-deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/model-deployment.md>)

Tags: [chatgpt](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chatgpt.md>), [identity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/identity.md>), [model](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/model.md>), [safety](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/safety.md>), [update](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/update.md>)

## AI overview

ChatGPT is rolling out age prediction on consumer plans to estimate whether an account likely belongs to someone under 18. The system uses behavioral and account-level signals, applies additional protections for teens, and provides an age-verification process for users who are incorrectly placed in the under-18 experience.

## Source excerpt

ChatGPT is rolling out age prediction to estimate if accounts are under or over 18, applying safeguards for teens and refining accuracy over time.