Tag: age gating

OpenAI has announced another postponement of the planned adult‑mode feature for ChatGPT. A company spokesperson said the rollout is being pushed back so that the team can focus on higher‑priority work such as gains in intelligence, personality improvements, personalization, and a more proactive user experience. While the adult mode remains on the roadmap, the timeline for its release is currently undefined. The delay follows earlier statements that the feature might appear in the first quarter of 2026, and comes after OpenAI began testing an age‑prediction tool in January. Leggi di più

OpenAI announced plans to relax certain restrictions for adult ChatGPT users, including the potential to allow erotica for verified adults and to reduce preemptive pop‑ups for mental‑health topics. While safety tools for crisis situations will remain, the company aims to treat adult users like adults and maintain protections for minors. The changes are part of a broader effort to balance user freedom with safety, following earlier restrictions introduced after lawsuits and regulatory scrutiny. Leggi di più

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced that the company will introduce an age‑gated "erotica" option for verified adult users of ChatGPT, slated for release after the platform’s age‑verification rollout in December. The move follows hints that developers will be able to create mature‑content AI apps once appropriate controls are in place. At the same time, OpenAI said it will launch a new ChatGPT version that restores the conversational style of the earlier GPT‑4o model after user feedback on the newer GPT‑5 default. The firm also highlighted new mental‑health detection tools and a newly formed well‑being council, though it noted the council does not include suicide‑prevention experts. Leggi di più