When AI Meets Pornography, Morality Vanishes
OpenAI announced last week that ChatGPT will now allow “erotica” — AI-generated sexual content — for verified adults.
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, said last week that the company is simply “treating adults like adults.”
But Dr. Albert Mohler, President of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, warns: “Technology is never morally neutral. And this one switch could change the moral landscape faster than anyone can imagine.”
“At the beginning of this week, ChatGPT did not offer its platform for artificial intelligence porn — but it does now.”
Mohler argues this is more than a technical update — it’s a moral earthquake. When OpenAI uses phrases like “adult content” or “age-gating,” Mohler says it’s really a moral discount — a way to sanitize sin with euphemisms.
“You call it ‘adult entertainment,’ but it’s actually explicit immorality — a rejection of God’s purpose for human sexuality.”
And while OpenAI claims new safeguards will keep minors out, Mohler isn’t buying it:
“I don’t think age-gating works. I think one of the scariest things is that parents will think it does.”
He warns that pornographic AI bots and customized ‘erotic’ simulations could soon flood culture, accelerating addiction, objectification, and moral collapse:
“What was impossible yesterday is now not only possible — it’s actual.”
This isn’t just a debate about content moderation. It’s about the soul of a civilization that believes technology can redefine morality.
“Pornography becomes a corrupting influence not only in individual lives but in the entire culture — and the boundaries keep being moved.”
As AI companies race toward profit and innovation, Christians must remember:
Every click carries a moral consequence.
“Technology is never morally neutral. It always facilitates something — for good or for evil.”
