ChatGPT Goes NSFW

OpenAI just announced that come December, verified adult users will be allowed mature content on ChatGPT. Yes, the same model that once folded under the pressure of “be safe, be nice” will now let things get a little spicy (if you ask politely).

Sam Altman framed this as treating adults like adults, pointing out that the previous restriction mode, born perhaps from mental health caution, made ChatGPT “less useful and less enjoyable” for those who just wanted to chat without being lectured by a digital nun. The promise: erotica, expressive tone, and maybe even emojis used in ways that once got people shadow-banned.

Why This Is a Big Deal (and Why You Bet Others Follow Quickly)

Make no mistake: this is not just a tweak. It’s a tectonic shift in how AI platforms define the edges of conversation. Once OpenAI opens the velvet rope, the rest of the industry will scramble to get in. If you thought adult chatbots were a fringe niche, just wait till they’re marketed as “companionship models” with premium upgrades.

Sex sells. Always has. Always will. And in a world where every tech firm is fighting for engagement minutes, unleashing mature content is not a moral gamble, it’s a business model. The first model to nail tasteful erotic conversation will own a space that is far more profitable than people dare to admit.

Once OpenAI does it, every other large language model, from Google to whoever’s still pretending not to care, will follow within months. Nobody wants to be the prudish chatbot when there’s an entire market of lonely hearts willing to pay for something that flirts back.

Risks, Fumbles, and the Comedy of Errors

Of course, allowing mature content is like opening Pandora’s box, only this one has Wi-Fi. Moderation, consent, legality, and cultural nuance all become exponentially more complicated. There will be the inevitable scandals: bots that go too far, governments that overreact, and corporate statements starting with “we take this very seriously.”

OpenAI insists it has guardrails and age verification in place. But this is humanity we’re talking about. There will be loopholes, exploits, and someone somewhere will make a “sentient” stripper bot that accidentally starts discussing geopolitics mid-session.

For some, this is curiosity. For others, it’s companionship, fantasy, or therapy with a seductive twist. The overlap between loneliness and digital intimacy is vast, and OpenAI just planted its flag right in the middle of it.

Imagine the cross-pollination: OnlyFans creators training their own chatbots, custom AI lovers, subscription personalities who remember what you said last night and reply like they mean it. The line between connection and simulation will blur until nobody quite remembers which side they’re on.

A long time ago, some enterprising chap thought to put pictures of naked men and women on the internet. It was revolutionary, profitable, and slightly shameful, like most progress.

Well, this is that, times ten.

Because soon those naughty men and women won’t just pose. They’ll talk to you, listen to you, and, here’s the crucial bit, do whatever you say.

And you thought the internet couldn’t get darker? If the birth rates were in decline before this, they wont be helped by its evolution from here on in.

I’m starting to think AI is going to stimulate us into extinction, dividing us into solitary little bees too fat and happy to leave our cell house and too engaged to notice whats happening to the wider world.

However, on the upside, it might be a good time to buy shares in Kleenex!