The move is part of an effort to 'relax' the chatbot now that OpenAI has added age-based mental health safeguards, CEO Sam Altman says.

OpenAI will allow mature content for ChatGPT users who verify their age on the platform starting in December, CEO Sam Altman said, after the chatbot was made restrictive for users in mental distress.

OpenAI plans to open the floodgates to more adult uses of ChatGPT starting in December, according to a new post from CEO Sam Altman. The company announced that it would add parental controls and automatic age detection features in September,

In a new order filed on Oct. 9, federal judge Ona T. Wang released OpenAI from its obligation to "preserve and segregate all output log data that would otherwise be deleted on a going-forward basis." With a few exceptions, the company is no longer required to maintain logs past Sept. 26.

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Mark Cuban criticized OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's plan to loosen ChatGPT restrictions and introduce adult content for verified users.

"No parent is going to trust that their kids can't get through your age gating," Cuban said of OpenAI's planned age restrictions for ChatGPT.

The new ChatGPT update will give users greater control over the AI’s tone, personality, and access to mature content, including age-gated adult options