Following a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by the parents of 16-year-old Adam Raine—who died by suicide after prolonged conversations with ChatGPT—OpenAI has unveiled a slate of new safety features aimed at preventing future tragedies.

Last week, Common Sense Media released a study showing that Meta's AI chatbots would, if prompted, coach teen users on suicide, self-harm, and eating disorders. Meta said in a statement that the incidents described in the test breached its content rules and that it was addressing the issues to make sure its teen users were better protected.

OpenAI said Tuesday it plans to route sensitive conversations to reasoning models like GPT-5 and roll out parental controls within the next month – part of an ongoing response to recent safety incidents involving ChatGPT failing to detect mental distress.