Sam Altman says OpenAI isn't the 'moral police of the world' after people slam its decision to offer erotica to adult users
Fortune
“not the elected moral police of the world”
Sam Altman15 October 2025- What you'll lose0/5
Nothing taken.
- Condescension2/5
Critics recast as would-be police.
- Tone-deafness4/5
Erotica as the flagship of adult freedom.
- Doom0/5
None.
- Hypocrisy0/5
None on record.
Full time6 pitchforksof a possible 25
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The occasion
Post on X (@sama), 15 October 2025.
Context
After saying ChatGPT would allow erotica for verified adults, Altman clarified that this was one example of giving adults more freedom, with strict protections for minors and mental-health cases. Fortune prints only the fragment; the Free Press Journal also prints his line 'In the same way that society differentiates other appropriate boundaries (R-rated movies, for example) we want to do a similar thing here.'
Crowd reaction
Widespread criticism
NBC Bay Area reports the National Center on Sexual Exploitation demanded OpenAI reverse the erotica decision and a digital-culture expert said the move is about revenue; Fortune adds criticism from Mark Cuban.