Earlier this year, we began consulting many of these experts informally, such as when we were developing parental controls⁠(opens in a new window) and the notification language for parents when a teen may be in distress. As we formalized the new council, we broadened our search to include additional experts in psychology, psychiatry, and human-computer interaction, bringing in new perspectives on how people relate to and are affected by technology. Because teens use ChatGPT differently than adults, we’ve also included several council members with backgrounds in understanding how to build technology that supports healthy youth development.

We remain responsible for the decisions we make, but we’ll continue learning from this council, the Global Physician Network, policymakers, and more, as we build advanced AI systems in ways that support people’s well-being.

We’re grateful to this initial group for their deep expertise and shared commitment to making AI supportive and safe.

We kicked off this council last week with an in-person session to deep dive into OpenAI’s current work in these areas and to have council members meet the teams they will be working with and advising.