CEO Sam Altman says upcoming versions of the popular chatbot would enable it to behave in a more human-like way - "but only if you want it".

The move is part of an effort to 'relax' the chatbot now that OpenAI has added age-based mental health safeguards, CEO Sam Altman says.

OpenAI will allow mature content for ChatGPT users who verify their age on the platform starting in December, CEO Sam Altman said, after the chatbot was made restrictive for users in mental distress.

OpenAI announced plans on Tuesday to relax restrictions on its ChatGPT chatbot, including allowing erotic content for verified adult users as part of what the company calls a "treat adult users like adults" principle.

OpenAI plans to introduce a significant change to ChatGPT: adult users will be able to engage in erotic conversations with the AI.

In a new order filed on Oct. 9, federal judge Ona T. Wang released OpenAI from its obligation to "preserve and segregate all output log data that would otherwise be deleted on a going-forward basis." With a few exceptions, the company is no longer required to maintain logs past Sept. 26.

India’s NPCI and Razorpay partner with OpenAI to pilot AI-driven UPI payments on ChatGPT, enabling secure, autonomous transactions through agentic AI technology.

ChatGPT will produce erotica in December, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced Tuesday. He wrote in a post on social media platform X that users will be able to ask for the content if they are verified to be adults.