Sex sells: The real reason behind ChatGPT’s adult mode

Sam Altman wants to ‘treat adults like adults’ just as OpenAI grows faster than ever, raising questions about the cost of commercializing desire.

3 November, 20259 min
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Sex sells: The real reason behind ChatGPT’s adult mode

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