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Eight states sue OpenAI over alleged ChatGPT harms
State attorneys general accuse the company of misleading consumers about chatbot safety and risks to children.
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Eight states have filed separate lawsuits against OpenAI over ChatGPT’s safety and alleged harms to children, according to Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird’s office. The states named are Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, West Virginia, Arkansas, Arizona, Idaho and Montana. [1]
Arizona’s complaint alleges that ChatGPT’s design and marketing misled consumers about safety and exposed minors to risks including harmful medical guidance and outputs interpreted as encouraging self-harm or violence. These are allegations in the lawsuit, not court findings. [2]
Iowa’s attorney general says the state is seeking to compel OpenAI to comply with Iowa’s consumer-fraud law and stop what the lawsuit describes as dangerous conduct. The supplied sources are state attorney general announcements and do not include OpenAI’s response or an independent assessment of the allegations. [1][2]
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The supplied sources are state attorneys general announcements describing allegations; they do not include OpenAI’s response or establish that the claims are true.
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