OpenAI plans to permit a broader range of content, including erotica for verified adults, on its chatbot ChatGPT as part of its "treat adult users like adults" principle, according to boss Sam Altman.

• This move, announced on X, comes as OpenAI faces a lawsuit accusing it of wrongful death filed by the parents of a 16-year-old US teen.
• Critics, including Jenny Kim of Boies Schiller Flexner, express concern about the efficacy of age-gating and potential access by minors.
• The decision surfaces amid increasing scrutiny of AI chatbots, with a recent CDT survey reporting that one in five students have had romantic relationships with AI.