In January, OpenAI’s handpicked council of advisers on well-being and AI met with the company’s representatives for an update about a controversial new feature called “adult mode.” Citing the need to “treat adult users like adults,” OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman had last year floated the idea of enabling erotic conversation in its ChatGPT chatbot and dropping its ban on such X-rated content. The plan sparked vigorous debate internally over the potential risks. Council members, with backgrounds in fields like psychology and cognitive neuroscience, had also expressed strong reservations. Then OpenAI dropped a bombshell: Despite the concerns, it was forging…

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