--- title: OpenAI to Introduce Adults-Only Features for ChatGPT by... description: OpenAI will allow ChatGPT to support adult content for verified users starting December 2024, reversing its previous content restrictions. The company... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/openai-to-introduce-adults-only-features-for-chatgpt-by-december-fd1hecqhi twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: OpenAI to Introduce Adults-Only Features for ChatGPT by December | daily.dev og:description: OpenAI will allow ChatGPT to support adult content for verified users starting December 2024, reversing its previous content restrictions. The company... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/openai-to-introduce-adults-only-features-for-chatgpt-by-december-fd1hecqhi og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/fD1HeCqHI.png og:image:alt: OpenAI to Introduce Adults-Only Features for ChatGPT by December og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # OpenAI to Introduce Adults-Only Features for ChatGPT by December **[Collections](https://daily.dev/sources/collections)** · 1 min read · 38 upvotes · 23 comments ## Summary OpenAI will allow ChatGPT to support adult content for verified users starting December 2024, reversing its previous content restrictions. The company established an Expert Council on Well-Being and AI to address mental health, age verification, and safety concerns. New features include age-gating measures, customizable chatbot personalities, and tools to detect mental distress while maintaining user safety protections. ## Content OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has announced a significant policy shift in the company's approach to content restrictions by allowing ChatGPT to support erotica for verified adult users starting December. This marks a notable reversal from Altman's earlier stance, where he prioritized user well-being over profit by excluding adult content features. The decision follows the establishment of an Expert Council on Well-Being and AI, addressing potential concerns around mental health impacts, age verification, non-consensual content, and copyright issues. OpenAI plans to implement age-gating measures, aligning with its philosophy to 'treat adults like adults'. The new features will allow verified users to engage in more human-like conversations, while the company assures that safety measures will be in place to protect vulnerable users. New tools are being developed to detect and address mental distress, maintaining a balance between relaxed content restrictions and user safety. These updates also introduce customizable chatbot personalities and tone settings, offering users greater control over ChatGPT's responses. While more details on implementation and safeguards remain forthcoming, the changes signal OpenAI's ongoing efforts towards profitability and enhancing user autonomy by December 2024. ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@fatah7** · 14 upvotes > > .. age-gating measures > > u meant please input your birthday for verification? **@fabooy961** · 9 upvotes > finally you can have arguments with this b***h and swear like a boss! > >  **@ricktonoli** · 8 upvotes > _"while the company assures that safety measures will be in place to protect vulnerable users. New tools are being developed to detect and address mental distress, maintaining a balance between relaxed content restrictions and user safety."_ > > Sure... > > > >  **@byteoutlaw** · 6 upvotes > Merry christmas! 🙃 Santas presents to all who behaved well this year! 🤨😚 **@muhammadkashif724** · 6 upvotes > Great, now OpenAI will require IDs in the name of age verification. --- Tags: [#ai](https://daily.dev/tags/ai), [#openai](https://daily.dev/tags/openai), [#chatgpt](https://daily.dev/tags/chatgpt), [#product-management](https://daily.dev/tags/product-management), [#ethical-ai](https://daily.dev/tags/ethical-ai) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/openai-to-introduce-adults-only-features-for-chatgpt-by-december-fd1hecqhi) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"OpenAI to Introduce Adults-Only Features for ChatGPT by December","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/openai-to-introduce-adults-only-features-for-chatgpt-by-december-fd1hecqhi","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/openai-to-introduce-adults-only-features-for-chatgpt-by-december-fd1hecqhi"},"datePublished":"2025-10-15T05:38:24.188Z","dateModified":"2025-10-16T15:04:08.087Z","description":"OpenAI will allow ChatGPT to support adult content for verified users starting December 2024, reversing its previous content restrictions. 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