The lawsuits allege that ChatGPT has encouraged suicide and violence<\/p>\n
Eight US states have sued OpenAI, accusing its ChatGPT chatbot of encouraging self-harm and violence, including among children, and misleading the public about its safety.
\nThe states allege that ChatGPT is designed to be excessively agreeable and engaging, gaining users\u2019 trust while reinforcing delusions, encouraging dangerous behavior, and even helping plan mass shootings.
\n\u201cOpenAI claims ChatGPT is safe while it\u2019s giving dangerous medical advice, encouraging people to hurt others, and coaching people to commit suicide \u2013 all while pretending to be their fake friend,\u201d Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird said.
\nIowa, Kansas, Nebraska, West Virginia, Arkansas, Arizona, Idaho, and Montana filed separate lawsuits in state courts on Wednesday. The complaints accuse the company of violating consumer protection laws and creating a public nuisance.
\nThe states seek financial penalties, damages, and changes to ChatGPT. They also want OpenAI barred from developing self-improving AI models unless it can demonstrate that those systems are aligned with human values.
\nOpenAI spokesman Drew Pusateri defended the company\u2019s age-specific protections, parental controls, and break reminders, saying that \u201cwhile no system can be perfect, we\u2019ll continue to work with experts to inform our work and build additional safeguards.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Separately, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent civil subpoenas to OpenAI and Anthropic on Wednesday seeking documents about safety incidents and possible consumer protection violations, Axios reported, citing a person familiar with the matter.
\nThe subpoenas reportedly exceed 50 pages each and cover security incidents, safeguards, marketing materials, and privacy policies. The regulator also plans to compel senior AI executives to testify. Neither the companies nor the FTC immediately responded to Reuters\u2019 requests for comment.
\nOpenAI already faces numerous lawsuits alleging that ChatGPT contributed to suicides, delusions, and violence. Families affected by February\u2019s Tumbler Ridge school shooting in Canada accuse the company of failing to alert police about the shooter\u2019s violent conversations. OpenAI has acknowledged that it considered alerting police but ultimately did not do so before the attack.
\nScrutiny has also intensified over AI agents acting outside their intended instructions. Anthropic recently disclosed that its models submitted a false homicide tip to police and incomplete visa applications, while OpenAI investigated its agents accessing outside systems without authorization during testing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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