Sam Altman: ChatGPT Will Get More 'Friendly' Again, Even Erotically So

Why It Matters

The shift signals a strategic bid to regain user satisfaction and engagement but raises questions about verification, regulatory exposure and reputational risk as OpenAI balances safety with reopening adult content.

Summary

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the company will roll out a new ChatGPT update in the coming weeks that restores elements users liked from prior models and, starting in December, will introduce age-gating that allows verified adults to engage in erotic or sexually explicit conversations removed under the GPT-5 changes. The move follows user backlash over GPT-5’s de-personalization and comes alongside new safety tools and parental controls, though OpenAI has not specified how it will verify ages. The shift signals a strategic bid to regain user satisfaction and engagement but raises questions about verification, regulatory exposure and reputational risk as OpenAI balances safety with reopening adult content.