Eight states sue OpenAI, accusing it of guiding children to self-harm
Eight states accuse OpenAI of coaching children to harm themselves in lawsuit
Eight U.S. states sued OpenAI on Wednesday, accusing ChatGPT of inducing self-harm in children and demanding that the company change how its product works for minor users and hand over related profits. The eight states, including Kansas, Arizona, and Montana, said the company's product encourages children to harm themselves. Florida's attorney general filed a similar lawsuit in June and opened a criminal investigation into OpenAI over ChatGPT's alleged involvement in planning a shooting.
The joint lawsuit by eight states, combined with the similar lawsuit filed by Florida in June, constitutes multi-front legal pressure, with demands covering the product's design for minor users and profit disposition.