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Telling ChatGPT you are an adult no longer settles it. A selfie does.

If OpenAI's model estimates an account belongs to someone under 18, the teen experience applies, and the route back is identity verification.

Chandni Melwani

Chandni Melwani

Aug 19, 2026

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