OpenAI Confirms Adult-Only ChatGPT With Custom Personalities And Erotic Conversations

OpenAI is reportedly developing a new version of ChatGPT aimed exclusively at adult users. CEO Sam Altman confirmed that the company is preparing to relax some of the existing restrictions on its AI chatbot, allowing verified adults to access more expressive and personalised interactions – including flirtatious and erotic roleplay options. Also Read: Forget ChatGPT And Gemini Nano Banana! Microsoft Launches MAI-Image-1 - The In House Text-To-Image Tool

ChatGPT to introduce personalities and adult interactions

Altman shared details about the upcoming features on X (formerly Twitter), explaining that the team’s current focus is on expanding ChatGPT’s capabilities for adults while keeping strict safeguards in place for minors and users with mental health vulnerabilities. Also Read: Dia AI Browser Now Open To Everyone On macOS: Here’s What You Can Do With It

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right. Also Read: Google’s New AI Tool Lets You See How Shoes Look On You Before Buying

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— Sam Altman (@sama) October 14, 2025

The adult-focused version will allow ChatGPT to adopt “personalities” – meaning users can ask the chatbot to respond in more human-like, emotional, or playful tones. “If you want your ChatGPT to sound like a friend, use lots of emojis, or act in a certain personality, it should do that,” Altman explained. The feature will be opt-in, ensuring users who prefer traditional, neutral responses can keep them.

Verified adults may soon access erotica-based conversations

Perhaps the most controversial addition is OpenAI’s plan to introduce erotica-like conversations for verified adults. Altman confirmed that the feature will arrive in December, although details about the verification process are still under wraps. The company aims to ensure that such interactions remain restricted to adults through age checks and improved safety filters.

These changes build on OpenAI’s earlier “treat adult users as adults” principle, which Altman first hinted at in September. The decision follows months of internal discussions about balancing safety with creative freedom for mature users.

Safety systems to remain in place for minors

Altman noted that the company’s decision to relax restrictions for adults became feasible only after strengthening safeguards for younger users. This includes tighter refusal policies, parental control options, and an AI-based age estimation system.

The move also marks the return of personality-driven responses similar to GPT-4o, which many users had requested after it was phased out with the launch of GPT-5.