OpenAI Establishes Well-Being Council Amid ChatGPT Policy Shifts
OpenAI has launched an eight-member Expert Council on Well-Being and AI, comprising academics from Harvard, Stanford, and Oxford. The group will advise on mental health impacts and ethical guardrails for AI interactions. The announcement coincides with CEO Sam Altman's decision to permit verified adults to generate erotica using ChatGPT—a MOVE likely to reignite debates about AI's role in content moderation.
The council's formation follows mounting legal and public scrutiny over AI's influence on youth mental health. OpenAI emphasized the panel will shape guidelines for "healthy interactions with AI" across age groups, with regular evaluations of ChatGPT's behavior in sensitive contexts. No direct cryptocurrency market implications were identified, though the broader AI sector's regulatory evolution may indirectly affect blockchain-based AI projects.
