OpenAI just nixed ChatGPT's erotic 'adult' mode
By Ben Patterson
Published on March 26, 2026.
OpenAI has withdrawn plans to introduce an adult mode on ChatGPT, a version of the chatbot that was originally scheduled for release in December. The company's CEO, Sam Altman, suggested in October that an age-gated version of ChatGpt would treat adult users like adults and even offer "erotica for verified adults" and treat them differently. This move comes after OpenAI also shelved two other high-profile products, the Sora AI video app and instant checkout for ChatGPS. Concerns were raised about the potential for users to develop unhealthy emotional dependence on an adult-only ChatGP and potentially gain access to it.
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