{"id":408223,"date":"2025-10-16T11:47:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T06:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/chatgpt-adult-model-plan-openais-sam-altman-reacts-to-criticism-says-not-elected-moral-police-crypto-news\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T11:54:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T06:24:51","slug":"chatgpt-adult-model-plan-openais-sam-altman-reacts-to-criticism-says-not-elected-moral-police-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/chatgpt-adult-model-plan-openais-sam-altman-reacts-to-criticism-says-not-elected-moral-police-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"ChatGPT \u2018adult model\u2019 plan: OpenAI&#8217;s Sam Altman reacts to criticism, says \u2018not elected moral police\u2019 &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-index-0\">\n<p>Sam Altman on Thursday reacted to backlash over ChatGPT\u2019s proposed \u201cadult model,\u201d which aims to ease restrictions for teenage users while easing certain restrictions for adults. In a post on X, the OpenAI CEO said the company is working on age-appropriate AI access.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-1\">\n<p>\u201cWe also care very much about the principle of treating adult users like adults,&#8221; Sam Altman wrote. &#8220;As AI becomes more important in people&#8217;s lives, allowing a lot of freedom for people to use AI in the ways that they want is an important part of our mission.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-2\">\n<p>He added that minors need significant protection, and OpenAI is committed to building systems that reflect this.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-4\">\n<p>\u201cIt doesn&#8217;t apply across the board of course: for example, we will still not allow things that cause harm to others, and we will treat users who are having mental health crises very different from users who are not. Without being paternalistic we will attempt to help users achieve their long-term goals,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-5\">\n<p>\u201cBut we are not the elected moral police of the world. In the same way that society differentiates other appropriate boundaries (R-rated movies, for example) we want to do a similar thing here,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-6\">\n<h2>\u2018Treat adult users like adults\u2019 principle<\/h2>\n<p>OpenAI will begin allowing mature content for ChatGPT users who verify their age starting in December, according to Sam Altman. This change comes after the platform became more restrictive for users experiencing mental distress.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-7\">\n<p>\u201cAs we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our \u2018treat adult users like adults\u2019 principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults,\u201d Altman stated in a post on X on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-9\">\n<p>He explained that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"backlink\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/infographic\/openai-is-the-most-valued-private-company-ahead-of-spacex-11760534764860.html\" data-vars-page-type=\"story\" data-vars-link-type=\"Manual\" data-vars-anchor-text=\"OpenAI\">OpenAI <\/a>had made <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"backlink\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/news\/us-news\/vivek-ramaswamy-slams-chatgpts-new-erotica-feature-for-adults-calls-it-troubling-netizens-say-its-corrosive-11760496853644.html\" data-vars-page-type=\"story\" data-vars-link-type=\"Manual\" data-vars-anchor-text=\"ChatGPT\">ChatGPT <\/a>\u201cpretty restrictive\u201d to ensure caution around mental health concerns, though this approach made the chatbot \u201cless useful\/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-10\">\n<p>OpenAI has made progress in addressing mental health concerns and introduced new tools, according to Altman, who added that the company plans to safely ease restrictions in most situations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-12\">\n<p>Altman said that OpenAI will soon launch an updated version of ChatGPT that gives users more control over the chatbot\u2019s tone and personality.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-13\">\n<p>&#8220;If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing),&#8221; Altman explained. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-14\">\n<p>Meanwhile, Meta introduced a new system designed to restrict the content visible to users under 18 on Instagram and its generative AI features, using filters modelled after the PG-13 movie rating guidelines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sam Altman on Thursday reacted to backlash over ChatGPT\u2019s proposed \u201cadult model,\u201d which aims to ease restrictions for teenage users while easing certain restrictions for adults. 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