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OpenAI’s adult mode will reportedly be smutty, not pornographic
- Jess Weatherbed
- March 16, 2026 at 11:18 AM
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So when exactly is smut considered porn? | Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images
OpenAI's delayed "adult mode" for ChatGPT is expected to support saucy text conversations at launch, but not the chatbot's ability to generate images, voice, or video. Speaking to The Wall Street Journal, an unnamed OpenAI spokesperson described content that will be provided by the upcoming feature as smut rather than pornography, allowing ChatGPT users to generate textual chats with adult themes.
The feature was initially announced in October, with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman claiming that the company had managed to mitigate enough of the "serious mental health issues" with its AI model to relax safety restrictions and introduce "erotica for ver …
Originally published at The Verge