OpenAI, the organization behind ChatGPT, is reportedly exploring ways to responsibly allow users to create explicit content using its advanced AI tools. This revelation was made in a document intended to gather feedback on the rules for its products. The document states that OpenAI is considering whether it can responsibly provide the ability to generate NSFW content in age-appropriate contexts. NSFW, an acronym for “not safe for work,” includes profanity, extreme gore, and erotica.
Joanne Jang, an OpenAI model lead who helped write the document, clarified in an interview that the company is not trying to create AI porn. However, OpenAI may one day allow users to create images that could be considered AI-generated porn, as long as it doesn’t include deepfakes. These are the exact conversations the company wants to have.
This discussion comes at a time when researchers are increasingly worried about the disturbing uses of advanced AI technology, such as creating deepfake porn to harass, blackmail, or embarrass victims. There’s also a rise in AI apps and services that can “nudify” images of people, leading to a new form of peer sexual exploitation and harassment in schools.
While OpenAI is starting a debate about re-evaluating its NSFW policy, it does not necessarily suggest drastic rule changes are imminent. The company is committed to ensuring that people have maximum control to the extent that it doesn’t violate the law or other peoples’ rights. The future of AI and its role in generating explicit content is a complex issue that requires careful consideration and ongoing dialogue.
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