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States sue AI giant OpenAI, saying its popular chatbot is hurting children and deceiving adults
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Eight states are suing the artificial intelligence giant OpenAI, saying the company’s popular chatbot violated consumer protection laws by hurting children and deceiving adults. In its lawsuit filed Wednesday, Iowa says the company’s chatbot model, ChatGPT, is giving dangerous medical advice, encour…
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Coalition of states sue OpenAI, alleging it misled users on safety
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Eight states sue OpenAI over alleged dangers posed by ChatGPT
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States sue AI giant OpenAI, saying its popular chatbot is hurting children and deceiving adults
Lawsuits accuse OpenAI of letting children use ChatGPT without effective parental consent and encouraging them to share sensitive personal and health information, which the company allegedly used to train its AI models and build profiles.
The lawsuits are seeking an order forcing OpenAI to make changes to how ChatGPT works for children. The states are also seeking an order forcing the company to give up profits it has generated from young users.
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin joined several other states in filing a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging the company misled consumers about the safety of ChatGPT and violated child privacy laws.
US states sue ChatGPT maker and seek to force the company to change how its products work for young users Eight US states sued OpenAI Wednesday, alleging the ChatGPT maker is harming children en masse. Kansas, Arizona, Montana and five others alleged the company’s products coaxed children into harmi…
Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers sued OpenAI, alleging the company has been misleading the public by marketing ChatGPT as safe for minors and has violated consumer protection laws.
Attorneys General accuse the company's chatbot of harming children by providing dangerous medical advice, encouraging self-harm. The post Arizona, other states sue OpenAI alleging harms to the public first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
A group of state attorneys general are suing the artificial intelligence firm OpenAI, accusing the ChatGPT-maker of illegally misleading users over the safety of its chatbot. Eight states filed lawsuits Wednesday, alleging OpenAI pushed forward with development of its AI products, despite knowing it…
Arizona's Attorney General is suing OpenAI, alleging the artificial intelligence company of deceiving practices and violating Arizona laws. The complaint submitted by AG Kris Mayes on Oct. 14 claims OpenAI violates the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act, including concealing features that render the ChatGPT…
Eight states have sued OpenAI, accusing the company of misleading users about ChatGPT’s safety while exposing children to dangerous advice and encouraging harmful behavior. The lawsuits allege violations of state consumer protection laws, with some also challenging how the company collects and retai…
(ABC 6 News) – Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird said she is suing OpenAI over claims ChatGPT harmed children, misled parents and violated state consumer fraud law. Bird announced the lawsuit at a Wednesday press conference in Des Moines.
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is suing the company behind ChatGPT. Bird accuses OpenAI of hurting Iowa children and deceiving parents. Bird says the company is breaching the Iowa Consumer Fraud Act by misleading the public into believing the software is safe and reliable.
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin is suing OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, alleging it misled consumers about the artificial intelligence platform’s safety and failed to adequately protect children and teenagers.
The coalition, made up of attorneys general from Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Arkansas and West Virginia, accuses OpenAI of endangering vulnerable users, particularly children.
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey is joining a consortium of states filing separate lawsuits against the parent company of ChatGPT over concerns that the artificial intelligence company’s technology poses risks for children.
Eight states are suing the artificial intelligence giant OpenAI, saying the company’s popular chatbot violated consumer protection laws by hurting children and deceiving adults. In its lawsuit filed Wednesday, Iowa says the company’s chatbot model, ChatGPT, is giving dangerous medical advice, encour…
Eight states filed lawsuits against OpenAI on Wednesday, accusing the company of lying to parents about ChatGPT's safety and exposing children to serious harm.
HARRISBURG, Pa. — At least eight states are suing artificial intelligence giant OpenAI, saying the company's popular chatbot model violated state consumer protection laws by hurting children and deceiving adults in what prosecutors described as a reckless pursuit of profit.
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