ChatGPT, talk dirty to me

October 16, 2025

🙊 ChatGPT, talk dirty to me: Sam Altman just said ChatGPT’s about to get intimate. Like, actual adult conversations, and I’m not talking mortgages and tax season. Part of an attempt to relax safety restrictions and a “treat adults like adults” plan, your friendly little chatbot is going to allow things like erotica for “verified adults.” Translation: The bots are getting lonely.

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