OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman has announced that ChatGPT will soon be able to generate erotica for verified adult users. The move, framed by Altman as an effort to “treat adult users like adults,” comes as the company faces scrutiny over the way its AI bot can affect users’ mental health amid the rise of so-called “AI psychosis” cases. It also follows in the footsteps of rival companies, including Elon Musk’s xAI, which have already introduced more sexually explicit chatbot “companions” to their platforms.

There is clearly a large demand for AI chatbots that are capable of behaving in romantic or sexual ways. An April survey of 6,000 regular AI users by the Harvard Business Review found that “companionship and therapy” was the most common use case. Another study from Ark Invest

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