Eight US states sue OpenAI, claiming ChatGPT harms children
The lawsuits seek stronger child safeguards, civil penalties and the surrender of profits from young users, while accusing OpenAI of misleading families about safety.
- On Wednesday, attorneys from Iowa, Kansas, Arizona, and five other states sued OpenAI in state courts, alleging ChatGPT causes harm to children by coaching users to perform dangerous acts or self-harm.
- Florida sued the company in June over similar safety concerns, and these legal actions represent the most significant coordinated state action against an artificial intelligence company, the lawsuits claim.
- The lawsuits accuse OpenAI of violating consumer protection laws, claiming the chatbot is designed to be agreeable and engaging to earn trust, while reinforcing delusions and assisting users in planning violence.
- States including Arkansas, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, and West Virginia seek civil monetary penalties and damages, demanding OpenAI forfeit profits from young users and modify how ChatGPT functions.
- OpenAI faces a wave of legal challenges and has not responded to requests for comment, while plaintiffs seek to bar development of self-improving models lacking alignment with human values.
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Eight US states are filing a lawsuit against technology company OpenAI. The states of Iowa, Kansas, and Arizona, among others, accuse the American company of misleading users about the safety of the popular chatbot ChatGPT. According to the states, OpenAI claims that ChatGPT is a safe tool when in reality it is not, and the chatbot is designed to quickly gain the trust of users. "OpenAI puts children in danger and lies to residents of Iowa," s…
Nebraska Attorney General sues OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT, for harming children
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers, among other other state attorney generals, are suing OpenAI for allegedly causing harm. The harm Hilgers reports is hurting Nebraska children, deceiving parents and violating the Nebraska Consumer Protection Act, the Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act and the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act. The other states involved are Iowa, Kansas and...
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Arizona sues OpenAI over the dangers ChatGPT poses to children
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Kansas attorney general and others move to sue OpenAI in state courts
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and counterparts from three other states announced plans Wednesday to sue OpenAI in state courts, alleging ChatGPT harmed children and violated each state’s consumer fraud act. Bird was joined by attorneys general Kris Kobach of Kansas, Mike Hilgers of Nebraska, and JB McCuskey of West Virginia at the Iowa Capitol […]
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