OpenAI commits $2M to AI and child safety research

On November 12, 2026 at 08:00, OpenAI announced via OpenAI News that it is committing $2 million to fund research on AI and children's safety. According to the announcement, the funding is directed toward supporting shared tools that measure the risks and opportunities young people face, with the goal of giving researchers and practitioners common measures to work from. At this stage, however, OpenAI has not disclosed the list of grant recipients, the research timeline, or any specific deliverables expected to come out of the effort. No further details about how the grants will be awarded, when projects are slated to begin, or what outcomes will be reported back to the public have been provided. The announcement therefore leaves the scope and execution of the funding program open, and the current status of the commitment is that it remains an open call with no named partners or defined milestones attached. No additional updates have been released since the initial notice, so the practical rollout of the $2 million program and the parties who will carry out the research remain unconfirmed.