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Focus Topic: OpenAI’s family guide is a reminder to talk with teens about AI - not down to them
Amid lawsuits and headlines, OpenAI has quietly released something that deserves more attention: two guides to help teenagers and parents understand and use AI responsibly. These materials explain how ChatGPT works, what it’s good at, where it can go wrong, and most importantly – how to have open conversations at home about it.
The teen-friendly guide helps young users understand things like AI “hallucinations,” how prompting works, and how to fact-check results. It’s simple but clear: ChatGPT is not a magical answer machine – it’s a pattern-based generator that sometimes gets things right and sometimes doesn’t. Encouraging teens to question, verify, and think critically is core to this resource.
Meanwhile, the guide for parents offers conversation starters and boundary-setting ideas. Instead of pushing fear, it promotes curiosity and collaboration – suggesting parents ask “Can you show me how you use ChatGPT?” instead of interrogating or forbidding it. The goal: keep trust intact, encourage balanced use, and recognize that AI tools are already part of young people’s lives.
And I’ll add my five cents here: it’s refreshing to see OpenAI think about the next generation amidst all the corporate chaos. If you’re a parent, please don’t treat AI like it’s forbidden fruit. Talk about it openly, calmly, and regularly. AI isn’t going anywhere – the smart move is to embrace it together and make your kids part of the learning journey.
A good way to go through these resources is NotebookLM, just upload them and create a podcast or video overview to go through with your kids or slides, mind map, infographics, flashcards etc. You can check out mine here.
LLMs & AI Models
- OpenAI launched a new year-in-review feature called Your Year with ChatGPT, available in US, UK, Canada, Australia and NZ, sharing user habits as poems, art and more.
- OpenAI admitted that prompt injection attacks remain an unsolvable risk in AI browsers like Atlas, despite internal simulation tools.
- OpenAI announced it now has over 1 million business users, with 75% solving tasks previously considered impossible using AI tools.
- Zhipu AI unveiled GLM-4.7, a new open model rivaling GPT-5.1 High in coding tasks, using a Preserved Thinking architecture.
New Tools
- Manus launched Design View, a new AI-powered editing tool that allows precise image modifications directly within the design flow.
👉 Explore these tools: Manus Design View
Other Quick Picks
- Amazon will add Alexa+ integrations with Angi, Expedia, Square and Yelp in 2026 to enable real-world voice transactions.
- Lexus launched a generative AI holiday video campaign across EMEA, but the consumer response has been mixed. Watch it here.
- Oracle’s stock dropped over 40% after earlier AI hype due to concerns about debt and delayed data center deals.
- China proposed rules for AI with emotional interaction, requiring emotional state monitoring and misuse prevention.
- Trump’s Tech Force AI jobs program received 25,000 applications for the first 1,000 federal tech positions.
- Nvidia plans to ship H200 AI chips to China in February, with Trump lifting Biden’s export ban but adding a 25% tariff.
🇪🇪 AI News from Estonia
- AI in real estate management is rising, but decisions and human contact remain essential, as discussed at a national facility maintenance conference.
- Estonia joined the Nordic AI gigafactory project, building a local data center to support the public sector, science and Estonian-language models.
🎙️ AIPowerment Podcast dropped a new episode featuring a 2025 AI year-end review, where me and Sandra discuss major trends, tools, surprises, and lessons from the past year.
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