Artificial-intelligence tech giant OpenAI has announced plans to introduce sexually explicit material on its ChatGPT AI-based chatbot later this year — a move that a conservative advocacy group says risks introducing “real mental health harms from synthetic intimacy” without appropriate safeguards.

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced a major policy change, confirming ChatGPT will soon allow erotica content for age-verified adult users

Altman said that OpenAI will launch an adult-only version of ChatGPT at the end of the year, and specifically made sure to mention that it will allow erotica for "verified" users. Elon Musk, as part of his company, xAi, previously launched his own erotica chatbot companion named "Ani" this summer.

Walmart ( WMT 1.71%) is finding a new way to use artificial intelligence (AI). The nation's largest retailer announced a partnership with OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, that will allow customers to make purchases -- and even plan their shopping lists -- through ChatGPT's app.

OpenAI is losing about three times more money than it's earning, and 95 percent of those using ChatGPT, which generates roughly 70 percent of the company's recurring revenue, aren't paying a dime to help stem the losses.

ChatGPT – the chatbot created by OpenAI – has quickly become a part of daily life for millions of people. But using it could put your information at risk. Consumer Investigator Caresse Jackman shares how to use ChatGPT safely.

Ramaswamy's reaction comes after OpenAI founder Sam Altman announced the move that ChatGPT will begin rolling out age-verified access from December and relax restrictions for users in mental distress.