RIP ChatGPT-XXX
OpenAI has shelved its planned ChatGPT “adult mode” indefinitely, according to a report from the Financial Times. The startup is in the midst of an internal effort to eliminate many of its “side quests” to focus on enterprise features like coding and productivity tools.
Earlier this week, the company announced it was killing one of those side quests: its video-generation app, Sora.
Per the report, investors and staff raised concerns that offering an erotica-generating AI model doesn’t exactly align with the company’s stated mission to “ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity.”
As other tech companies deal with the legal consequences of failing to protect minors from their products, OpenAI would be choosing a potentially dangerous path with such an X-rated feature, while its main competitor, Anthropic, continues to make inroads among enterprise customers by improving on coding and spreadsheet skills.
Per the report, investors and staff raised concerns that offering an erotica-generating AI model doesn’t exactly align with the company’s stated mission to “ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity.”
As other tech companies deal with the legal consequences of failing to protect minors from their products, OpenAI would be choosing a potentially dangerous path with such an X-rated feature, while its main competitor, Anthropic, continues to make inroads among enterprise customers by improving on coding and spreadsheet skills.
