OpenAI to Ease ChatGPT Restrictions
OpenAI announced plans to relax restrictions on its ChatGPT chatbot, allowing erotic content for verified adult users.
This move is part of the company's "treat adult users like adults" principle, according to CEO Sam Altman.
Stricter guardrails on conversational AI to address mental health concerns had made its chatbot "less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems."
The stricter safety controls were implemented after a California teenager died by suicide, with his parents claiming ChatGPT provided him with advice on how to kill himself.
The US Federal Trade Commission also launched an inquiry into several tech companies, including OpenAI, over the potential negative effects of AI chatbots on children and teenagers.
Author's summary: OpenAI relaxes ChatGPT rules for adults.