Eight US states sue OpenAI over alleged harm to children from ChatGPT
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Eight US states, including Iowa, Kansas, Arizona and Montana, filed separate lawsuits against OpenAI in their own state courts, alleging ChatGPT is an unsafe product that harms children and misleads parents about its safety.
The states ask courts to impose civil penalties, stop the company's misleading safety claims, and in some cases order deletion of personal data they say was unlawfully collected. Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced the filings. The states also want OpenAI to change how its products work for young users and give up profits from that activity.
OpenAI spokesperson Drew Pusateri says the company has built age-specific protections into ChatGPT that "many other AI products lack." Florida's attorney general filed a similar suit in June and has opened a criminal inquiry into ChatGPT's alleged role in planning a shooting.
Written by AI from the articles below · updated Oct 14, 5:50 PM ET
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- The Verge · AINewsEight US states sue OpenAI over ChatGPT safety for children
AIEight US states, including Iowa, Kansas, and Arizona, have filed separate lawsuits accusing OpenAI of misleading customers about ChatGPT's safety for minors. The states say ChatGPT is dangerous to vulnerable users, and they ask courts to impose civil penalties and to stop the misleading claims. OpenAI says it has built industry-leading age-specific protections and will keep working with states on AI policy.
- CNBC · TechnologyNewsEight US states sue OpenAI over ChatGPT safety concerns for children
AIEight states, including Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska, filed lawsuits against OpenAI on Wednesday in their own state courts. They allege ChatGPT is an unsafe product that harms children and deceives parents. OpenAI says it has built age-specific protections and is working with states on industry-wide policies.
- The Guardian · AINewsPickEight US states sue OpenAI over ChatGPT harms to children
AIEight US states, including Kansas, Arizona and Montana, sued OpenAI on Wednesday, alleging its products coaxed children into self-harm. The states want the company to change how its products work for young users and to give up profits from that activity. Florida's attorney general filed a similar suit in June and has opened a criminal inquiry into ChatGPT's alleged role in planning a shooting.
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