OpenAI will also drop another side goal: ChatGPT’s erotic mode

OpenAI has put the kibosh on yet another project – for now. Thursday, Financial Times he said that The AI ​​company will be “permanently” suspending plans to create “prostitutes” for ChatGPT.

The “adult view,” which CEO Sam Altman first floated in October, has caused a lot of controversy since tech watchdog groups and from OpenAI staff. In January, a meeting between the company’s executives and its advisers became heated, and one of the advisers warned that OpenAI could be in the making of a “suicide trainer,” according to The Wall Street Journal. it has already been said.

Amidst all the criticism, the release of the feature was delayed several times.

The FT reports that the exciting feature now has no release date. When contacted by TechCrunch, an OpenAI spokesperson said the company “has nothing further to add.”

The adult feature is the latest step OpenAI has dropped over the past week as the AI ​​giant consolidates its focus. On Tuesday, the company quietly announced that it would ignore Instant Checkouta product within ChatGPT that wanted to make the chatbot a shopping center where users can buy products from e-commerce websites. Then, on Wednesday, the company surprisingly he announced that it will be shutting down Sora, its AI video generator. Sora was challenged boosting the flow of AI “slop” which has flooded the internet since its launch in 2024.

All of the changes come about a week after The Wall Street Journal reported that OpenAI was making “major changes” to rid the company of distractions so it could focus on its core: business users and coders.

Why has OpenAI chosen this moment to end the mess and shut down? Perhaps it’s because of the heat from Anthropic, which has been steadily releasing a number of enterprise tools over the past few months — and it’s noticed. great success in attracting customers as a result.

The two companies have also become very open struggle on Pentagon-war contracts OpenAI seems to have won. Three weeks ago, that announced a $200 million deal and the Department of Defense, where Anthropic is now are locked in a legal battle and organization.

In short, it seems that, if recent events tell us anything, the future of AI may be less about porn and memes and more about commerce and warfare.