People march across San Francisco from Anthropic’s headquarters to OpenAI to xAI, calling for a pause in AI development, in San Francisco this month [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS OpenAI has shelved plans to release an erotic chatbot indefinitely as it looks to focus on its core products, according to a report by the Financial Times on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. Employees and investors have raised concerns about the effect of sexualised AI content on society, the report said. OpenAI has also abruptly cancelled Sora, a text-to-video model, and is now looking to focus on other research areas and rolling out more of its capabilities into a single super-app. The company did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Published – March 27, 2026 10:07 am IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Watch: Trump reveals ‘present’ from Iran Rupee crashes 33 paise to fresh record low of 94.29 against U.S. dollar