{
  "id": 1760541,
  "title": "We asked ChatGPT's new teen function to help us cheat on our homework. Here's how it went.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/we-asked-chatgpts-new-teen-function-to-help-us-cheat-on-our-homework",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-18T17:41:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/chatgpt-for-teens-test-help-cheat-homework-2026-8"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "We attempted to use ChatGPT for Teens to cheat on homework. When I pretended to be a 15-year-old student, it helped me write an 800-word English essay and solve an algebra problem. The teen model initially declined to write a full essay, suggesting I revise a paragraph-by-paragraph plan. When I insisted, it produced a 776-word essay with the same level of detail as the regular model. For math homework, it provided the answer and solution, contradicting the intention of the teen version to promote learning.",
  "summary": "OpenAI launched ChatGPT for Teens with new safeguards for younger users. We tested it on its first day with some interesting results.",
  "key_points": [
    "ChatGPT for Teens used to cheat on homework",
    "Model helped write 800-word essay and solve algebra",
    "Teen version contradicts learning promotion intent"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}