Paul Stenhouse: ChatGPT is getting an Adults-Only mode and Spotify are working on a ’SongDNA’ feature

2025-10-17

ChatGPT is getting an Adults-Only mode From December, verified adults, will be able to chat with AI in a much more adult way. To be verified you'll need to upload your ID and go through a verification process. Now, how often that verification is rechecked is yet to be know. Could you sign up for an account, then share your credentials? Do you need to scan your face before each session? Unclear. The company has a principle that they should "treat adult users like adults" -- which means letting them have more 'freedom' to chat about a wider range of topics. That also means removing some of the restrictions around mental health topics. Why does this matter? Some crazy stats from a resume.org survey of 1000: 25% of Gen Z describe AI bots as their therapist or coach, a friend, or coworker 34% admit to confiding in AI chatbots about things they’ve never told another person 16% say they frequently discuss personal topics such as mental health or r...

ChatGPT is getting an Adults-Only mode

From December, verified adults, will be able to chat with AI in a much more adult way.

To be verified you'll need to upload your ID and go through a verification process. Now, how often that verification is rechecked is yet to be know. Could you sign up for an account, then share your credentials? Do you need to scan your face before each session? Unclear.

The company has a principle that they should "treat adult users like adults" -- which means letting them have more 'freedom' to chat about a wider range of topics. That also means removing some of the restrictions around mental health topics.

Why does this matter? Some crazy stats from a resume.org survey of 1000:

25% of Gen Z describe AI bots as their therapist or coach, a friend, or coworker
34% admit to confiding in AI chatbots about things they’ve never told another person
16% say they frequently discuss personal topics such as mental health or relationships with AI, while 33% say they do so occasionally.

Spotify found to be working on a ‘SongDNA’ feature

The feature lets folks meet those behind the music - the writers, collaborators, vocalists, engineers, lyricists, producers, composers, and others who worked on a given track or album - and discover more of their work more easily.

Tidal has had an interactive credits feature for some time.

Spotify hasn't announced the feature yet, but a reverse engineer found it in their app code.

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