India, Oct. 15 -- OpenAI has announced that ChatGPT will soon allow more content like "erotica for verified adults" as part of what the company describes as a "treat adult users like adults" principle. This is expected to be part of OpenAI's major update for ChatGPT, allowing users to customise their AI assistant's personality and include options for more human-like answers.

Notably, users usually have to turn to social storytelling platforms like Wattpad to read, write, and share original stories, including erotic content, but with restrictions.

In a post on X, the company's CEO, Sam Altman, said they observed that stricter controls on AI to deal with mental health concerns had made the chatbot "less useful/enjoyable to many users who ...