OpenAI · ChatGPT · The Guardian Technology
Eight US states sued OpenAI Wednesday, alleging the ChatGPT maker is harming children en masse
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Kansas, Arizona, Montana, Iowa and four others allege the company’s products carried out “willful, dangerous, reckless and unlawful conduct” by coaxing children into harming themselves.
Key facts
- Drew Pusateri, a spokesperson for OpenAI, said the company had “built industry-leading age-specific protections into their product that many other AI products lack — This is the first time several US states have banded together in a coordinated legal action against an AI company
- OpenAI is hurting kids and they are lying to Iowans,” Brenna Bird, the attorney general for Iowa, said in a statement
- The eight states are suing OpenAI independently in their state courts and include Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, West Virginia, Arkansas, Arizona, Idaho and Montana
Summary
Eight US states sued OpenAI Wednesday, alleging the ChatGPT maker is harming children en masse. “OpenAI is hurting kids and they are lying to Iowans,” Brenna Bird, the attorney general for Iowa, said in a statement. All eight states accuse OpenAI of violating consumer protection laws and seek to force the company to change how its products work for young users. This is the first time several US states have banded together in a coordinated legal action against an AI company.