GoKawiilOpenAI said it will eventually launch a text-only adult mode for ChatGPT, the Wall Street Journal reports, despite what are strong misgivings from the company's own advisers.
In adult mode, ChatGPT users will be able to have text chats with adult themes, the Journal said, citing an OpenAI spokesperson. But the chatbot will not be able to generate erotic audio, images or videos. The OpenAI spokesperson told the Journal the company considers these chats "smut rather than pornography."
ChatGPT is an AI-powered chatbot launched in November 2022 by OpenAI, an artificial intelligence research and deployment company led by CEO Sam Altman. Since its release, ChatGPT has banned erotica, though in recent years, OpenAI has begun to consider ways to permit certain erotic and NSFW (not suitable for work) content.
A representative for OpenAI did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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There is no launch date for ChatGPT's adult mode.
Adult mode was delayed
OpenAI said earlier this month that it was delaying the feature to focus on higher-priority items, including "gains in intelligence, personality improvements, personalization, and making the experience more proactive." The company said it wanted to take the necessary time to get adult mode "right."
Initially, the company was going to release adult mode by late March.
Ryan Beiermeister, an executive in charge of product policy who voiced opposition to the rollout of the adult mode feature, was fired in January, the Wall Street Journal reported in February.
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