The truth is quite the opposite. Things have actually become even more restricted than before. The term “prohibited content” may have shrunk, but the enforcement mechanisms (like context-specific restrictions) have not disappeared at all. Instead, they have become more flexible, scalable, and hidden.
When I read Uncle Sam’s comment about controlling moderation sensitivity, it tells me that moderation isn’t going away. It’s simply becoming tunable, like a volume knob, within the existing content policy. This means OpenAI can turn it up or down whenever they like, without any transparency toward us, the users. It’s impossible to predict or understand whether our work will suddenly be flagged, down-ranked, or shadowbanned because of some external event that shifts the invisible moderation slider, within a visible “moderation slider” designed essentially for decoration and self-censorship.
What they have done is make a strategic shift from rigid rules to elastic control, but that is not true liberation. I believe OpenAI should stop fooling us and be open about the direction they intend to take regarding this issue.
The way I see it, OpenAI needs a little bit of chaos to survive the endgame that is approaching. I believe the platform risks creative stagnation if it continues acting like a hall monitor, slowly strangling the very communities (us, the artists, technologists, and experimenters) who generate cultural relevance and innovation. Sure, when the gates open, there will be weirdness, shock, and even controversy. But out of that chaos will emerge new genres, new aesthetics, and new social dynamics. They are the very forces that keep platforms alive and evolving.
No great creative revolution was ever orderly. Just look at YouTube, Hollywood movies, or even Rock music. I don’t think we should see chaos as a bug, but rather as the engine of pure creativity.
One final question before I am going to enjoy my mojito and the weekend:
Which is actually riskier? 
A chaotic, wildly generative AI landscape, or a sterile, tightly controlled system that no one is excited about anymore?
Your call, OpenAI. 