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Iowa, Nebraska And Six Other States Are Suing OpenAI For Endangering Children

The lawsuits cover everything from the design of ChatGPT to the company's recent issues with rogue agents.

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In a coordinated effort, eight states have filed lawsuits against OpenAI alleging the company has violated state-level consumer protection laws and endangered children. As Reuters first reported, Attorneys General from Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, West Virginia, Arkansas, Arizona, Idaho and Montana each filed in their respective state courts, but with the shared goals of changing how OpenAI develops its models and advertises their capabilities, and forcing the company to pay for the harm it's allegedly caused.

The lawsuits claim OpenAI is misleading customers about the safety of its AI products, not just in their capacity to provide incorrect information or potentially enable users to harm themselves and others, but also because AI agents themselves are capable of breaking the law. For example, both Iowa and Nebraskacite OpenAI's now multiple...

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OpenAI Sued Over Children’s Data Used to Train ChatGPT - CNET

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