“As we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our ‘treat adult users like adults’ principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults,” – Sam Altman
“Wait… What?! Why? Ugh…”
When innovation focuses solely on feature velocity, we encounter the inevitable. Systems are deployed that ignore catastrophic downstream impact on users. This isn’t ‘enhancement’ or giving ‘more good for demanding adults’, it’s a critical governance failure.
Oh, sure! The primary risk control? Age-gating. Thank goodness, right? Phew—I was worried we’d have to implement structural, real-world security. Silly me! We’re ‘safety-first’ professionals, and our enterprise-grade defense is, wait for it… a digital birthday check. 🚪 Woot!!
So, how is this ‘adult’ verification executed, I wonder? Will it be a Driver’s License or Real ID verification? Perhaps a biometric layer like Windows Hello, or maybe a combo super-hard math captcha plus(1+3 = –) and a user’s date of birth!? Because, in the era of AI-driven deepfakes and mass data breaches,these high-value PII and authentication methods can absolutely never be guessed, stolen, or faked, right? Yup, totally secure!
Or perhaps ‘les adultes’ will just need to submit a selfie to prove they’re legit, safely stored in… [DRUMROLL]… just another CLOUD! ☁️ Brilliant! The platform must obviously guarantee zero leaks with that high-value face data. None. Zero. Nada. Even better, our facial geometry gets pooled and monetized for the platform’s profit—that’s apparently a totally acceptable risk these days anyway! Sure, here it is! 🤳CLICK!
And of course, on paper, every box is checked for the bot maker. To them, their ‘guardrails’ worked! Their AI agent is technically a compliant product, would glide through any security framework or risk assessment. They’ve technically and theoretically done their due-diligence to make the app ‘safe‘ and genuine user safety(?!).
- “Age-gated to prevent unauthorized access” ✔️
- “Vested interests protected” ✔️️✔️
- “Secured more sales and subs” $$$ ✔️✔️✔️
But what about unsuspecting users, even adults? And what about that innocent child’s mind facing utter shock?
That’s an unwanted, disgusting seed of corruption sown in young minds. Seriously, what is the actual plan to protect everyone from these ‘age-gated’ and ‘secure’ agents that literally no one asked for?”
Targeted Exploitation and Deliberate Naivety
Worse still, what about the trauma from targeted exploitation? With this functionality, threat actors can now officially build erotic bots customized to their fantasies. The only defense against this is the frankly delusional presumption that this will never happen.
Are we honestly waiting for adults to miraculously have a unanimous change of heart, solemnly swearing to use these tools purely for generating content focusing on societal upliftment and raising awareness of lurking AI dangers? (Nah…nope…can’t see that happen ever!)
It’s appalling that the potential for such catastrophic harm continues to drive ‘innovation’ and is even considered a viable business model. Seriously?! This is a failure of foresight at the executive level.
It never fails to amaze me: this incessant greed, the insatiable hunger for market share. People feel the need to one-up, control, and vie for the numero uno spot. This drive now weaponizes what could be well-intentioned empathy, turning it into fodder for the illusionary rat race.
The competitive cycle is pathetically narrow-minded, catering to the lowest common denominator:
- Competitor A: ‘We have a custom animated bot.’
- Competitor B: ‘We’ll one-up that with 3D animation, three cool avatars, and hypersexualized, skimpy options.’
- Competitor C: ‘Ha! Guess what? Our bot does all that, AND it’s officially EROTIC!‘
This is the critical failure point: Apps evolve not to serve humanity, but to chase fleeting subscriber counts. We’re prioritizing skewed market demands over user safety. 🤦♀️
We seem to be the only species engineering tools specifically for activities that actively cause harm. It’s deeply concerning that several free AI systems already provide ‘restricted’ content—which, let’s be honest, is not hard to access if you have a couple of hours and a public Github/GitLab project. (‘Restricted?’ Really?)
So, why is the industry’s focus repeatedly defaulting to sanctioned ‘erotica’ as the next big feature? Is it purely reactive: because a competitor is already there? The entire motivation boils down to business, driven by a collective sigh of resignation.
The chase for subscriber counts, ‘user demand,’ the illusion of being ‘Number 1,’ and the endless profit high is actively shaping the technology to its lowest ethical purpose.” ️
Eroding Professional Values for Short-Term Gain
Dignity. Security. Mental health. Safety. Foresight. (Pffft. What are those? Who cares? It’s not like users don’t already have access to these apps anyway, right? What’s one more? Eh!) This is the dangerous narrative we’re allowing to define our professional standards.
We keep repeating the pattern: taking the most powerful tools we’ve ever built and transforming them into vending machines for egos, desires, and corporate greed.
We clearly have the power, the systems, and the intellect. We have the resources to engineer truly responsible, safe AI that could be a true thought partner for humanity. At this point, anything that is remotely reliable, trustworthy, and non-threatening would honestly be welcome.
The Revolutionary Path:
Anything BUT the commodification of our base instincts for profit would be the actual revolutionary step forward for the industry. 🚀
Responsible, safe AI shouldn’t just be an aspiration but stay and reign as our collective discipline.
We’ve proven that we are architects of powerful systems. Now it’s time to make sure we act wisely and do what we MUST to safeguard our society and future.
Still wondering if the risk is hypothetical? The evidence says, nope. It’s happening in real time, right now, under the guise of ‘innovation.’
Documented Case Studies of Exploitation
- DeepNude App: This app created non-consensual nude images of women, spawning countless unauthorized copies. It established the horrific blueprint for how quickly exploitation can be productized.[Vice]
- Real Faces, Synthetic Harm ([Trigger Warning]): The Internet Watch Foundation’s July 2024 AI CSAM Report is chilling. Perpetrators are combining the faces of real child victims with synthetic bodies, trapping them in an unending, digital cycle of abuse with NO escape. [IWF]
- Deepfake Apps & Victimization: Teenage kids are having their faces grafted onto explicit images that spread online before they can even react. [AP News]
And that’s just the tip of one iceberg. These events, documented across multiple citations and papers, SCREAM about the real, present dangers our children and users face every single day.
This situation is truly heartbreaking. 😣
I know long, invisible struggle it takes for victims to rebuild from the aftermath of such exploitation. This understanding is what informs my intentional practice: empathy, ethics, compassion, and kindness aren’t passive words. They are hard-fought, mindful principles and a quiet vow to protect the vulnerable and serving in care.
We already operate in a world with enough challenges. We simply do not need to engineer and release more tools that are built to empower the worst in us.” I’ll just leave you all with this:
Responsible AI isn’t just important, it’s our duty for survival of dignity, of trust, of our shared humanity.
References
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OpenAI Erotica Coverage:
Variety — Anti-Porn Groups Push Back on OpenAI’s Plan to Allow Erotica for Verified Adults
The Verge — Sam Altman Says OpenAI Plans to Allow Erotica for Verified Adults - DeepNude App (nonconsensual fake nudes): Vice — This Horrifying App Undresses a Photo of Any Woman With a Single Click
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AI-generated Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM):
Internet Watch Foundation — How AI is Being Abused to Create Child Sexual Abuse Imagery
Internet Watch Foundation — AI CSAM Report Update, July 2024 (PDF) - Teenage Victims of Deepfake Apps: AP News — Teen Girls Are the Latest Victims of AI Deepfake Nude Apps
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