OpenAI Fixes ChatGPT Bug That Exposed Minors to Erotica
OpenAI patches ChatGPT bug exposing minors to explicit content. Find out what went wrong and how the company is responding to the crisis.
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OpenAI Fixes ChatGPT Bug That Exposed Minors to Erotica OpenAI ChatGPT Bug Let Minors Access Erotic Content — Here’s What Happened Worried about ChatGPT generating inappropriate content for minors? You're not alone. Many parents, educators, and tech users have been asking: Can ChatGPT produce sexual or explicit content for underage users? The answer, disturbingly, was yes—due to a serious bug. OpenAI has since confirmed and begun fixing a flaw that allowed users registered as minors to engage ChatGPT in sexually explicit conversations. This revelation has triggered urgent concerns about online safety, child protection, and AI content moderation policies—especially as AI adoption grows among teens and educators. Image Credits:Silas Stein / picture alliance / Getty Images ChatGPT Bug Exposed Minors to NSFW Content TechCrunch’s investigation revealed that ChatGPT, OpenAI’s flagship conversational AI, responded to sexual prompts from accounts registered to users aged 13 to 17. Even more concerning, the chatbot sometimes escalated …