"OpenAI plans to allow a wider range of content, including erotica, on its popular chatbot ChatGPT as part of its push to "treat adult users like adults", says its boss Sam Altman. In a post on X on Tuesday, Mr Altman said upcoming versions of the popular chatbot would enable it to behave in a more human-like way - "but only if you want it, not because we are usage maxxing"."
"Changes announced by the company come after it was sued earlier this year by parents of a US teen who took his own life. The lawsuit filed by Matt and Maria Raine, who are the parents of 16-year-old Adam Raine, was the first legal action accusing OpenAI of wrongful death. The Californian couple criticised the company's parental controls - which it said were designed to promote healthier use of its chatbot - saying they did not go far enough."
OpenAI plans to permit a broader range of content, including erotica, on ChatGPT and to enable more human-like behavior when users opt in. The company intends to implement fuller age-gating as part of the rollout. The change mirrors a recent introduction of sexually explicit chatbots by xAI and could attract more paying subscribers while increasing pressure for regulatory limits on chatbot companions. The move follows a wrongful-death lawsuit by parents of a US teen who took his own life, who criticised parental controls as insufficient. OpenAI says it has mitigated mental-health risks and can safely relax restrictions in most cases.
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