{"id":525088,"date":"2026-03-09T18:49:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T18:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/525088\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T18:49:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T18:49:08","slug":"openai-delays-adult-mode-for-chatgpt-to-focus-on-work-of-higher-priority-openai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/525088\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenAI delays \u2018adult mode\u2019 for ChatGPT to focus on work of higher priority | OpenAI"},"content":{"rendered":"

OpenAI is delaying the launch of \u201cadult mode\u201d<\/a> for ChatGPT after admitting it had more pressing priorities than introducing erotica on its signature artificial intelligence product.<\/p>\n

The startup\u2019s chief executive, Sam Altman<\/a>, had announced last year that OpenAI would allow adult content as it rolled out age checking.<\/p>\n

However, the company has now said the plan has been delayed in favour of more immediate requirements such as improving ChatGPT\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re pushing out the launch of adult mode so we can focus on work that is a higher priority for more users right now, including gains in intelligence, personality improvements, personalisation, and making the experience more proactive,\u201d said OpenAI<\/a>, which has more than 900 million users of ChatGPT. \u201cWe still believe in the principle of treating adults like adults, but getting the experience right will take more time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since he announced plans last October to relax restrictions on ChatGPT, Altman has declared a \u201ccode red\u201d<\/a> to improve the chatbot amid concerted competition from rivals led by Google and Anthropic. In the meantime, OpenAI is rolling out age prediction tools that determine whether a user is under 18. If a user is underage, extra safety settings kick in, reducing exposure<\/a> to graphic violence and sexual role-play.<\/p>\n

In the UK, if ChatGPT produces images that are deemed pornographic under the Online Safety Act<\/a>, OpenAI would need to shield that content from underage users with strict age checking.<\/p>\n

Separately, one of the most senior managers at OpenAI has resigned over the startup\u2019s US deal with the Pentagon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Caitlin Kalinowski, the head of hardware within OpenAI\u2019s robotics division, said she was concerned about mass surveillance of US citizens and AI-guided machines carrying out autonomous killing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis wasn\u2019t an easy call,\u201d Kalinowski wrote in a post on X<\/a>. \u201cAI has an important role in national security. But surveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorization are lines that deserved more deliberation than they got.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kalinowski, who said she had \u201cdeep respect for Sam and the team\u201d, said in a further post that her issue was with the rapid execution of the deal.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be clear, my issue is that the announcement was rushed without the guardrails defined. It\u2019s a governance concern first and foremost. These are too important for deals or announcements to be rushed,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n

OpenAI said last week it would amend its contract with the Department of War to explicitly exclude its technology being used for mass domestic surveillance after Altman admitted the deal looked \u201copportunistic and sloppy\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n

OpenAI made the deal almost immediately after the Pentagon\u2019s existing AI contractor, Anthropic, was dropped.<\/p>\n

An OpenAI spokesperson said: \u201cWe believe our agreement with the Pentagon creates a workable path for responsible national security uses of AI while making clear our red lines: no domestic surveillance and no autonomous weapons.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe recognise that people have strong views about these issues and we will continue to engage in discussion with employees, government, civil society and communities around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OpenAI is delaying the launch of \u201cadult mode\u201d for ChatGPT after admitting it had more pressing priorities than…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":525089,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[62,276,277,49,48,61],"class_list":{"0":"post-525088","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-artificial-intelligence","8":"tag-ai","9":"tag-artificial-intelligence","10":"tag-artificialintelligence","11":"tag-ca","12":"tag-canada","13":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=525088"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525088\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/525089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=525088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=525088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=525088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}