OpenAI’s adult mode will reportedly be smutty, not pornographic

OpenAI's delayed 'adult mode' for ChatGPT will initially support only text-based adult conversations, not images, voice, or video, with the company describing the content as 'smut rather than pornography.' The rollout has been postponed due to internal concerns about child safety—including an age-prediction system that misclassified minors as adults about 12% of the time—and difficulties in moderating NSFW content while blocking harmful scenarios. Limiting the feature to text may also help OpenAI navigate regulations like the UK's Online Safety Act, which requires age verification for pornographic images but not written erotica.