Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, was quite clear and reasonable when he talked about «treating adults like adults.» That is, allowing ChatGPT to have an «adult mode» in which conversations with the artificial intelligence were somewhat more explicit, and even allowed certain erotic behaviors. At the moment, the proposal has not become a reality.
What’s more, Every time the topic comes up, it is simply to comment that the show has been delayed again. What are the main reasons for this? It’s hard to believe that a company like OpenAI, which moves millions around the world, confirms something and then backs down. But judging by events, it seems that is what happens.
Sam Altman resists ChatGPT having an adult mode
Have you ever tried to talk about something erotic with ChatGPT? Unless the AI suffers from one of its hallucinations (skids, wow), or the user circumvents its restrictions with some ingenuity, the truth is that the OpenAI tool has very clear guidelines: it doesn’t want to know anything about that. Something that, according to Sam Altman, was going to change. But when?
The company’s boss explained a while ago that they were working in an adult mode. Thanks to him, Users of legal age (subject to verification, presumably) could access more risque conversations with artificial intelligence. It is not that those possibilities are not there now, but that they are simply usually blocked.
Among these possibilities, at least in theory, would be that the AI generated erotic conversations, in addition to the fact that its texts or narratives could have a more sexual tone than the one they use now. In theory, the idea was raised because it was the users themselves who in many cases demanded it. If everyone agreed, why not try it?
But the reality is that both Some time after Sam Altman agreed to make his chatbot a little more libertine, the feature is still up in the air. From OpenAI they explain that it is due to a single reason: a matter of priorities. They have been very busy improving other features, such as the accuracy of the model, or its security, and they have not had time.
The real reason for OpenAI
Many experts, however, are not too happy with this justification. More than anything because unlocking something that is already there for some users doesn’t seem like the most complicated thing in the world. Are there other reasons why OpenAI is resisting ChatGPT’s announced adult mode? It doesn’t take a genius to suspect that it is, as the specialized media argue.
In order to use this option, OpenAI would have to ensure that users are adults (actual adults), and that’s not as easy as it sounds. First, because it would be necessary to access an identity document or something like that, and that in turn would open up debates about privacy. In addition, OpenAI already has enough open fronts, without adding another one: criticism for being too erotic.