Eight states sued OpenAI on Wednesday, alleging the artificial intelligence company misled users about the security of ChatGPT.
Wednesday’s lawsuits — which were filed by state attorneys general in their respective state courts — come amid a push by top lawyers in blue and red states to challenge the growing AI industry.
The attorneys general say the company’s failure to provide safeguards has encouraged suicide, self-harm and violence among its users, including teenagers, and that its operations violate various state procedures.
“OpenAI knew that such powerful products required significant safeguards. Its executives publicly acknowledged the risks and its employees repeatedly raised serious security concerns,” the report said. lawsuit filed in Arkansas said. “As these warnings grew, OpenAI did not slow down. It kept its foot on the accelerator, releasing increasingly powerful models without adequate safeguards or testing, as growth and profits repeatedly took precedence over safety.”
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