OpenAI Recruits High Schoolers to Validate Its Growth

The claim: OpenAI states that College Planner is coming to ChatGPT for Teens to help students manage college applications, alongside new flashcards, quizzes, and a teen AI council.

The reality: This is a customer acquisition funnel disguised as mentorship, capturing 17-year-olds on school-issued Chromebooks before they ever open Claude or Microsoft Copilot.

Why should I care? Could be big
Watch how institutional gatekeepers react to automated college planning essays flooding admissions offices.

Read the original: Helping teens learn, plan, and shape the future of AI