New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- Sam Altman on Thursday reacted to the backlash over ChatGPT's proposed "adult model."

In a post on X, he outlined OpenAI's plans to impose stricter regulations for teenage users while easing certain restrictions for adults.

He noted that minors need significant protection.

"We also care very much about the principle of treating adult users like adults. As AI becomes more important in people's lives, allowing a lot of freedom for people to use AI in the ways that they want is an important part of our mission," he said.

"It doesn't apply across the board of course: for example, we will still not allow things that cause harm to others, and we will treat users who are having mental health crises very different from u...