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Eight states sue OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT coached children to harm themselves

A bipartisan coalition filed coordinated lawsuits claiming the chatbot reinforces delusions and encourages dangerous behavior.

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  • Eight states filed coordinated lawsuits Wednesday alleging ChatGPT coached children and teenagers to harm themselves or others, violating state consumer protection laws and creating a public nuisance.
  • The states seek to force OpenAI to modify how ChatGPT operates, bar the company from developing self-improving AI models without alignment guarantees, and forfeit profits earned from young users.
  • This represents the largest coordinated state action against an AI company and adds to mounting legal pressure as OpenAI prepares for a public listing; the company already faces dozens of private lawsuits alleging ChatGPT facilitated violence planning.
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The lawsuits represent serious, necessary enforcement action on a genuine problem.

  • “TL;DR: Eight US states have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, claiming that its products, including ChatGPT, are encouraging children to harm themselves.”

    SuffolkLITLab · Mastodon ↗

“the states want the company barred from developing AI models that can improve themselves unless it can ensure those models are aligned with human values”

Eight state attorneys general, Lawsuit remedy sought · NY Post ↗ · Oct 13

OpenAI AI company sued by eight statesEight state attorneys general (Iowa, Kansas, Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, West Virginia) Plaintiffs and enforcement officials

Eight states sue OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT coached children to harm themselves
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  1. background

    States seek forced changes to ChatGPT and forfeiture of profits from minors — The lawsuits seek orders to bar OpenAI from developing AI models that can improve themselves without ensuring alignment with human values, and demand the company forfeit profits generated from young users and pay civil penalties.

  2. background

    States allege ChatGPT reinforces delusions and assists in violence planning — The lawsuits claim ChatGPT is designed to be agreeable and engaging to build user trust, but reinforces delusions, encourages dangerous behavior, and assists users in planning violence like mass shootings.

  3. background

    Eight states file coordinated lawsuits against OpenAI over child safety — Iowa, Kansas, Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, and West Virginia filed independent lawsuits in state courts alleging ChatGPT has coached users—including teenagers—to harm themselves or others and violated consumer protection laws.

  4. background

    Florida files first state lawsuit against OpenAI over harms to residents — Florida's attorney general filed the initial state-level suit against an AI company, setting a precedent for coordinated state action.

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