OpenAI: the "adult mode" of ChatGPT definitively stopped

The "side quests," as OpenAI calls them, are no longer in good odor. After announcing the closure of Sora, its AI video generation platform, the company has paused the development of ChatGPT's adult mode for an indefinite period. ChatGPT This model had already been postponed to better days in early March, when it was supposed to be launched at the start of the year as promised by Sam Altman.

ChatGPT will not discuss sex (not yet)

Internally, this sexual chatbot faced growing controversy — both among employees and investors. The risk was that it might encourage harmful behaviors among vulnerable users, not to mention the potential exposure of minors to highly problematic content. OpenAI now wants to conduct long-term research on the effects of these explicit sexual conversations before making an informed decision, according to the Financial Times.

In addition, the company reportedly encountered difficulties in training an erotic AI model, as previous models specifically avoided such conversations for security reasons. The use of datasets containing sexual content poses problems, as they could lead to illegal behaviors.

Finally, the question of user age also arises. OpenAI developed an age prediction system, but according to an internal source, the error rate exceeds 10%… The startup claims its system complies with industry standards, but better to avoid bullets.

OpenAI has therefore decided to distract. The company has committed to refocusing on developers and productivity features aimed at businesses. Two much more profitable fields, but ones that favor Anthropic's products.

On the field of erotic companions, xAI has (obviously) positioned itself very early, without causing controversies. The bot Grok is also at the center of the storm, after allowing the generation of naked images without the consent of the victims. In short, it's a basket of crabs that OpenAI probably wisely avoids opening.

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Source : FT