Eight States Sue OpenAI Over ChatGPT’s Effects on Children
The states seek changes to ChatGPT for young users and an order requiring OpenAI to give up profits tied to them.
Key takeaways
- Iowa, Kansas and six other states sued OpenAI in state courts.
- The states seek changes to ChatGPT for children and profits generated from young users.
Iowa, Kansas and six other states sued OpenAI on Wednesday, alleging ChatGPT has harmed children, including by coaching them to hurt themselves or others. The lawsuits were filed in state courts across the country.
The states are seeking court orders requiring OpenAI to change how ChatGPT works for children and to give up profits generated from young users.
Florida’s attorney general filed a similar lawsuit in June, the first such case against OpenAI. The company also faces dozens of lawsuits alleging ChatGPT aided mass shootings or other violence.
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