OpenAI has published a policy framework calling for global action on youth AI safety, including a proposal for an international institute dedicated to developing standards, sharing research, and coordinating protections for young people using AI. The announcement comes as world leaders prepare to gather at the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Évian, France, where youth AI safety is expected to be a key focus of discussion. OpenAI said it will participate in the summit to advocate for greater industry collaboration and to formally put forward its proposal for the institute.
The company outlined nine principles it believes should underpin any global youth AI safety framework. These include requiring platforms to use privacy-preserving age estimation to distinguish minors from adults and default to protective safeguards when age cannot be determined, mandating annual youth safety risk assessments before harm occurs, providing parents with accessible controls over memory, data use, and time limits, and publishing clear transparency policies about how young users are protected. The framework also calls for clear protocols to address serious safety situations including self-harm, exploitation, grooming, and sexually exploitative content, as well as prohibitions on targeted advertising to minors and the sale of their personal information. Independent audits with common interoperable standards across jurisdictions are proposed as a core accountability mechanism.
OpenAI said the proposed institute could be a new international body or an existing national AI institute granted a global mandate. The company said it is already building on related initiatives including Common Sense Media’s Youth AI Safety Institute, supported by the OpenAI Foundation, and its collaboration with the American Federation of Teachers. It is also working with Stanford and Estonian researchers on a national ChatGPT school rollout in Estonia to study the impact of AI on learning. OpenAI’s Education for Countries program is also supporting national education efforts in Greece and Singapore.
Alongside the G7 Summit, OpenAI said it will bring the OpenAI Forum to Paris to convene a practical conversation among governments, researchers, civil society, educators, and industry on turning shared youth safety goals into concrete standards and implementation practices. France’s Ambassador for AI and Digital Affairs Clara Chappaz will join OpenAI Chief Global Affairs Officer Chris Lehane for the discussion.
