OpenAI now uses the term «adult mode» for the feature, and expects it to arrive in Q1 next year — once they are comfortable with their age-gating.
During the introduction of GPT-5.2, Fidji Simo, OpenAI’s CEO of Applications, said that they want to stick the age prediction on their models before debuting NSFW content, according to The Verge.
The idea behind age verification is primarily to impose stricter rules for teens on ChatGPT, but the practical upside is that they can also have looser rules for adults.
The tricky part is to not «misidentify adults,» Simo said.