6 outlets·6 reports
OpenAI shelves erotic ChatGPT after staff, investors, & advisors revolt
ThinkingNews Desk · how this was written
OpenAI has indefinitely shelved its planned erotic version of ChatGPT. The decision follows concerns raised by staff, investors and advisors about the project. The company is refocusing on its core products.
Written from all 6 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- TechMeme·OpenAI puts plans for an erotic chatbot on hold "indefinitely" as it refocuses on its core products, sources say after concerns from staff and investors (Financial Times)
- Engadget·OpenAI drops plans to release an adult chatbot
- The Verge·OpenAI shelves erotic chatbot ‘indefinitely’
- Ars Technica·OpenAI “indefinitely” shelves plans for erotic ChatGPT
- TechCrunch·OpenAI abandons yet another side quest: ChatGPT’s erotic mode
- The Next Web·OpenAI shelves erotic ChatGPT after staff, investors, & advisors revolt
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