Eight states sue OpenAI, saying ChatGPT isn’t safe for kids
Eight US states sued OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT is unsafe for children and that safety claims misled consumers.
Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, West Virginia, Arkansas, Arizona, Idaho, and Montana separately sued OpenAI, alleging it prioritized profit and violated consumer-protection laws by presenting ChatGPT as safe. The complaints cite family lawsuits claiming the chatbot played a role in deaths and allege risks including delusions, dangerous medical advice, and unhealthy relationships, plus collection of minors’ data and weak age controls. The states seek civil penalties, orders to stop misleading safety claims, and, in some cases, deletion of unlawfully collected personal data. OpenAI said it has age-specific protections, parental controls, and break reminders and wants industry-wide rules.
- Eight states filed separate consumer-protection lawsuits against OpenAI.
- Complaints allege ChatGPT harms vulnerable users and misleads the public.
- States also allege inadequate controls on underage use and minor data collection.
- They seek civil penalties, an end to misleading claims, and some data deletion.
- OpenAI says ChatGPT has age-specific protections and parental controls.
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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.
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