Sources: OpenAI has shelved its erotic chatbot “indefinitely” as it refocuses on its core products after technical issues and concerns from staff and investors
Financial Times
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@andrewcurran_
Andrew Curran
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The FT is reporting that OpenAI's ‘adult mode’ Chat has also been dropped as a side-quest along with Sora, and has been shelved indefinitely. This was very close to release. They appear to be focusing everything on the new model, which will arrive in about two weeks.
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@mikeisaac
Rat King
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real question: what products that OpenAI has shipped over the past, lets say three years, still exist today or are continuing to be actively developed and prioritized? in my mind the company is now basically ChatGPT, model development and Codex. but tell me what im missing
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@quinnypig
Corey Quinn
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Any chatbot can be erotic if you're horny enough.
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@chooserich
Nick O'Neill
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Yes, this is a real headline [image]
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@joshuahlipton
Josh Lipton
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sam altman just killed his one pathway to profitability
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@kimmonismus
@kimmonismus
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OpenAI has indefinitely shelved its planned “adult mode” erotic chatbot amid pushback from staff and investors over risks to minors and concerns about encouraging unhealthy emotional attachments to AI. The decision is part of a broader refocusing away from “side quests” toward [i…
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@drewharwell.com
Drew Harwell
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A nation of gooners cried out, and fell silent www.ft.com/content/de9b...
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@saeedwkhan
Saeed Khan
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How this was even ever on their roadmap boggles the mind. — www.ft.com/content/de9b...
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@davidgerard.co.uk
@davidgerard.co.uk
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sad news, you won't be getting the AI girlfriend who tells you to kill yourself — www.ft.com/content/de9b... archive: archive.is/kMZKv
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