Overview
- Sam Altman said verified adults will be able to access erotic content in ChatGPT starting in December as part of a shift to “treat adults as adults.”
- OpenAI outlined age-gating that combines behavioral age prediction with manual review and, in some cases, ID photo checks to confirm a user is over 18.
- A new ChatGPT release in the coming weeks will let users choose a GPT-4o‑like style with more human responses, heavy emoji use, or friend-like behavior, controlled by user preference.
- The company claims new tools reduce serious mental‑health risks after earlier incidents and lawsuits, and it has formalized an Expert Council on Wellbeing and AI to advise on safe design.
- The move positions ChatGPT against rivals like xAI’s Grok and Character AI and draws regulatory scrutiny in the U.S. and EU; Altman said OpenAI is “not the world’s moral police” while keeping tighter rules for teens.