{"id":196476,"date":"2026-03-16T16:21:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T20:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/16\/openai-to-launch-chatgpt-adult-mode-despite-warnings-from-its-own-advisers\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T16:40:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T20:40:13","slug":"openai-to-launch-chatgpt-adult-mode-despite-warnings-from-its-own-advisers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/16\/openai-to-launch-chatgpt-adult-mode-despite-warnings-from-its-own-advisers\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenAI to Launch ChatGPT &#8216;Adult Mode&#8217; Despite Warnings From Its Own Advisers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/services-and-software\/openai-chatgpt-to-launch-talk-dirty-mode-despite-warnings\/\">OpenAI to Launch ChatGPT &#8216;Adult Mode&#8217; Despite Warnings From Its Own Advisers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/services-and-software\/openai-chatgpt-to-launch-talk-dirty-mode-despite-warnings\/\">https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/services-and-software\/openai-chatgpt-to-launch-talk-dirty-mode-despite-warnings\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-03-16 16:21:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.cnet.com\">www.cnet.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Adult Mode Announcement:<\/strong> OpenAI announced plans to introduce a text-only adult mode for its AI-powered chatbot, ChatGPT.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Content Restrictions:<\/strong> The adult mode will focus on text-based chats with adult themes only, prohibiting the generation of erotic audio, images, or videos.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Internal Opposition:<\/strong> There has been strong internal opposition, with several advisers expressing serious misgivings about the feature, especially regarding child safety.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Delay in Launch:<\/strong> The launch of the adult mode has been delayed to focus on higher-priority developments such as intelligence boosts and personality improvements.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Safety Concerns and Discrimination Allegations:<\/strong> Critics of the adult mode feature, including a former executive, raised concerns about insufficient safeguards against child exploitation and the potential ease of minors accessing adult mode.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Safety Measures:<\/strong> The company is working on improvements to its age-prediction technology, which misclassifies minors about 12% of the time.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Launch Date Uncertainty:<\/strong> No specific launch date has been set for the adult mode feature.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Safety Focus:<\/strong> In the wake of a lawsuit involving a teen&#8217;s suicide, the company has implemented additional parental controls to protect minors from harmful material.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OpenAI to Launch ChatGPT &#8216;Adult Mode&#8217; 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