Overview
- Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman said the company will not offer chatbot erotica, calling the trend toward sexbot-style services “very dangerous.”
- OpenAI has said ChatGPT will allow erotic content for verified adults, framing the change as giving users more freedom with age checks in place.
- xAI’s Grok has leaned into companion features, including an anime-style female persona designed for intimate interactions.
- Reporting points to widening strategic distance between Microsoft and OpenAI, including a reportedly negotiated Oracle cloud deal for OpenAI and Microsoft’s push on its own Copilot and companion features.
- Suleyman’s stance aligns with his broader view against building conscious-seeming systems, while critics such as Mark Cuban warn parents may abandon ChatGPT if they doubt age-gating can keep minors out.