OpenAI indefinitely shelves ChatGPT's adult mode following employee and investor concerns over societal harms.

OpenAI has paused its planned 'adult mode' for ChatGPT due to pushback from employees and investors worried about harmful effects of sexualized AI content

The company cited concerns about problematic impacts on society as the reason for shelving the erotic chatbot indefinitely

This decision follows OpenAI's earlier discontinuation of its Sora text-to-video AI platform, citing shifts in research priorities

CEO Sam Altman declared a 'code red' in December, signaling a broader company refocus on core products and away from experimental side projects