Eight states sue OpenAI, saying ChatGPT isn’t safe for kids
OpenAI is facing a new wave of lawsuits from eight US states that accuse the company of harming children and misleading customers about the safety of ChatGPT, as reported earlier by Reuters. The lawsuits, filed separately by Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, West Virginia, Arkansas, Arizona, Idaho, and Montana, allege OpenAI unlawfully put profits over safety when developing ChatGPT. The string of complaints claims that OpenAI violated local consumer protection laws by failing to warn cu
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Eight US states have filed separate lawsuits against OpenAI, claiming the company misled the public about ChatGPT's safety and prioritized profits over protecting children and other vulnerable users. The states allege that OpenAI violated consumer protection laws by failing to warn customers about dangers including degraded critical thinking, encouraged paranoia and delusions, dangerous medical advice, and unhealthy behaviors, while also collecting data from minors. The lawsuits cite complaints from families of teens and adults who died after allegedly being harmed by the chatbot. OpenAI responded that it has built age-specific protections into ChatGPT and will continue working with experts to add safeguards like parental controls and break reminders.
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