India, Oct. 15 -- OpenAI is taking a surprising turn. CEO Sam Altman announced that ChatGPT will soon allow erotic or explicit conversations, but only for verified adult users. The decision marks a major shift in OpenAI's approach to AI safety and user freedom.

In a post shared on X (formerly Twitter), Altman said the company plans to relax some of ChatGPT's long-standing safety restrictions, giving users more control over the tone and nature of their chats. "We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues," Altman wrote. "We realize this made it less useful or enjoyable for many users. In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adu...