{“lastseen”:”2025-10-28T12:06:48″,”description”:”If you’ve had your fill of philosophical discussions with ChatGPT, CEO Sam Altman has news for you: the service will soon be able to engage in far less highbrow conversations of the sexual kind. That’s right\u2014sexting is coming to ChatGPT. Are we really surprised?\\n\\nIt marks a change in sentiment for the company, which originally banned NSFW content. In an October 14 post on X, Altman said the company had kept ChatGPT \u201cpretty restrictive\u201d to avoid creating mental health issues for vulnerable users. But now, he says, the company has learned from that experience and feels ready to \u201cexperiment more.\u201d\\n\\n\\u003e \\”In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).\\”\\n\\nHe added that by December, as age-gating expands, ChatGPT will \u201callow even more, like erotica for verified adults.\u201d\\n\\nThis isn’t a sudden pivot. Things started to change at least as far back as May last year, when the company said in its Model Specification document that it was considering allowing ChatGPT to get a little naughty under the right circumstances. \\n\\n\\u003e \\”We believe developers and users should have the flexibility to use our services as they see fit, so long as they comply with our usage policies. We’re exploring whether we can responsibly provide the ability to generate NSFW content in age-appropriate contexts through the API and ChatGPT. We look forward to better understanding user and societal expectations of model behavior in this area.\\”\\n\\nIt followed up on that with another statement in a February 2025 update to the document, when it starting mulling a ‘grown-up mode’ while drawing a hard boundary around things like age, sexual deepfakes, and revenge porn.\\n\\n## A massive market\\n\\nThere\u2019s no denying the money behind this move. Analysts believe people paid $2.7 billion worldwide for a little AI companionship last year, with the market expected to balloon to $24.5 billion by 2034\u2014a staggering 24% annual growth rate.\\n\\nAI \u201cgirlfriends\u201d and \u201cboyfriends\u201d already span everything from video-based virtual partners to augmented reality companions that can call you. Even big tech companies have been getting into it, with Elon Musk’s X launching a sexualized virtual companion called Ani that will apparently strip for you if you pester it enough.\\n\\nPeople have been getting down and dirty with technology for decades, of course (phone sex lines began in the early 1980s, and cam sites have been a thing for years). But AI changes the scale entirely. There\u2019s no limit to automation, no need for human operators, and no guarantee that the users on the other side know where the boundaries are.\\n\\nWe’re not judging, but the normal rules apply. This stuff is supposed to be for adults, which makes it more important than ever that parents monitor what their kids access online. \\n\\n## Privacy risk\\n\\nEarlier this month, we covered how two AI companion apps exposed millions of private chat logs, including sexual conversations, after a database misconfiguration\u2014a sobering reminder of how much intimate data these services collect.\\n\\nIt wasn\u2019t the first time, either. Back in 2024, another AI girlfriend platform was breached, leaking users\u2019 fantasies, chat histories, and profile data. That story showed just how vulnerable these apps can be when they mix emotional intimacy with poor security hygiene.\\n\\nAs AI companionship becomes mainstream, breaches like these raise tough questions about how safely this kind of data can ever really be stored.\\n\\nFor adults wanting a little alone time with an AI, remember to take a regular break and a sanity check. While Altman might think that OpenAI has \\”been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues,\\” experts still warn that relationships with increasingly lifelike AIs can create very real emotional risks. \\n\\n* * *\\n\\n**We don ‘t just report on privacy\u2014we offer you the option to use it.**\\n\\nPrivacy risks should never spread beyond a headline. Keep your online privacy yours by using Malwarebytes Privacy VPN.”,”published”:”2025-10-28T11:39:22″,”modified”:”2025-10-28T11:39:22″,”type”:”malwarebytes”,”title”:”NSFW ChatGPT? 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