OpenAI Indefinitely Shelves Adult Chatbot Plan
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Daniel Park
AI Industry CorrespondentThe Verge AI✓Verified across 1 source
The Brief
OpenAI has paused its sexualized 'adult mode' for ChatGPT following pushback from employees and investors concerned about societal harms from erotic AI content. The decision reflects CEO Sam Altman's recent strategic refocus on core products, following similar discontinuation of text-to-video platform Sora.
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