OpenAI has indefinitely paused plans for an adult erotic chatbot mode after its own advisory board, investors, and staff raised concerns about societal harm, minor safety risks, and a 12% age-verification error rate.

All eight members of OpenAI's wellbeing advisory board voted against launching an adult erotic mode for ChatGPT in January 2026, warning it could become a 'sexy suicide coach,' but OpenAI overrode the unanimous expert rejection, with the feature now repeatedly delayed.