As parents and educators grapple with figuring out how AI will fit into education, OpenAI is preemptively acting to help answer that question, teaming with learning and child safety group Common Sense Media on informational material and recommended guidelines. The two will also work together to curate “family-friendly GPTs” for the GPT Store that are “based on Common Sense ratings and standards,” the organization said. The partnership aims “to help realize the full potential of AI for teens and families and minimize the risks,” according to Common Sense.

“Known for its reviews of films and TV shows aimed at parents seeking appropriate media for their kids to watch, Common Sense Media recently branched out into AI and has been reviewing AI assistants on its site,” writes Ars Technica, mentioning that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman joined Common Sense Media CEO James Steyer onstage in San Francisco at this week’s Common Sense Summit for America’s Kids and Families to announce the partnership.

At a time when state and federal criticism of social media’s impact on children has been escalating — in some cases leading to regulatory action — the move is part of OpenAI’s “hopes to win the trust of parents — and policymakers — by partnering with organizations that work to minimize tech and media harms to kids, preteens and teens,” reports TechCrunch.

OpenAI had previously committed to participating with Common Sense on the group’s AI ratings and review framework, launched in September to vet the safety, transparency, impact and ethics involved in AI products.

“Common Sense’s framework aims to produce a ‘nutrition label’ for AI-powered apps,” TechCrunch explains, citing Steyer’s goal of using “common sense” tenets to contextualize potential AI use cases for kids, shedding light on areas of potential opportunity and harm.

“Some of the questions Common Sense wants to answer include whether AI fosters a love of learning among youth, if it respects human rights and children’s rights and if the technology can perpetuate the spread of misinformation,” CNBC reports.

At the Monday event, Altman spoke about AI inclusion, “saying that he hopes it will ‘benefit kids without access’ to AI,’” and mentioning that “Part of OpenAI’s mission is to ‘make really helpful AI available for free,’” according to CNBC.

In September, Craigslist founder Craig Newmark’s philanthropic arm “said it contributed $3 million to help fund a Common Sense AI and education initiative,” CNBC reports, adding that Newmark said at the time his AI concerns included “the possibility that bad actors can use the technology to influence the information ecosystem and contribute to societal discontent.”