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Eric Hal Schwartz

‘This was never just about sex’ — ChatGPT’s ‘adult mode’ being shelved reveals a much bigger AI problem

ChatGPT.

OpenAI has reportedly pushed back plans for a more permissive “adult mode” for ChatGPT indefinitely, shelving the idea after concerns from employees and investors about what a sexualized or more erotically capable chatbot could do in the real world.

That it comes only days after OpenAI began closing down its Sora AI video maker makes it clear this isn't just another product pivot.

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