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Watchdogs Slam OpenAI's Teen ChatGPT Usage Claim

“Fifteen minutes a day. That's what every teenager says about everything, Dale, including the shower.” — Hank Ledger, on air

On air: Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman on After the Bell
Published 4:15 PM ET, Wednesday, October 7, 2026

At a glance

First reported by New York Post: “Watchdogs slam OpenAI’s claim that teens use ChatGPT less than 15 minutes per day”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 4:15 PM ET on After the Bell, by Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman.
Topics: ChatGPT, OpenAI.
BBN covered this story before: Teen ChatGPT Row: Times Reporter Says Homework Still Gets Done (October 7).

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New York PostWatchdogs slam OpenAI’s claim that teens use ChatGPT less than 15 minutes per day

What BBN said about it

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorWatchdogs are slamming OpenAI's claim that teens use ChatGPT under fifteen minutes a day, per the New York Post.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe blog post gave no specifics on how that was measured.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFifteen minutes a day. That's what every teenager says about everything, Dale, including the shower.

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The story so far

Oct 5Gemini May Call Mom for You; OpenAI Watermarks EU Text · The Verge
Oct 5Grok-Powered Malware; OpenAI Watermarks ChatGPT Text in EU · Fox News
Oct 6OpenAI to Watermark ChatGPT Text in the EU; Cable Lobby to Sue FCC · Ars Technica
Oct 6OpenAI to Watermark ChatGPT Outputs by Default, EU Only · Ars Technica
Oct 7Common Sense Media Calls ChatGPT for Teens an 'Unacceptable Risk' · The Verge
Oct 7Teen ChatGPT Row: Times Reporter Says Homework Still Gets Done · The New York Times
Oct 7Watchdogs Slam OpenAI's Teen ChatGPT Usage Claim (this story)
Oct 7New Research Calls Teen ChatGPT Guardrails an 'Unacceptable Risk' · BBC
Oct 7Teen ChatGPT Row: TechCrunch Testing Finds Chatbot Keeps Teens Talking · WSJ
Oct 7Teen ChatGPT Warning Joins Oct. 7 Statement Fallout · The New York Times
Oct 9OpenAI Says Russians, Iranians Used ChatGPT for Influence Ops · NPR

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