Overview

• Sam Altman said verified adults will be able to access erotic content in ChatGPT starting December 2025 as age controls roll out.
• The planned age‑gating system will infer likely age from interaction patterns and require manual checks, with full implementation details still unannounced.
• OpenAI says new tools have reduced severe mental‑health risks, allowing it to relax prior guardrails for most users while retaining protections for vulnerable people.
• A forthcoming update will restore a GPT‑4o‑like personality and let users pick more human, emoji‑rich or friend‑like tones.
• The move positions ChatGPT against xAI’s Grok and similar services and has drawn regulatory and ethical scrutiny following earlier incidents and an FTC inquiry.