Eight States Sue OpenAI, Claim ChatGPT Deceives Parents About Child Safety
Summary
Eight states sue OpenAI, claiming ChatGPT's design deceives parents about child safety. The suits, filed individually in Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, West Virginia, Arkansas, Arizona, Idaho and Montana, cite harms including a Texas teen's overdose death. Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird says OpenAI pushed ChatGPT knowing it hurt children. OpenAI spokesperson Drew Pusateri cites age-specific protections.
Key Points
- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach says states are not going to hold our breath for federal legislation on AI companies.
- OpenAI says a restricted ChatGPT mode for users ages 13 to 18 offers stronger safety guardrails plus parental controls.
- A proposed class-action filed Tuesday in San Francisco federal court accuses OpenAI of taking sensitive data from millions of children.