Eight states sue OpenAI

At least eight states are suing artificial intelligence giant OpenAI, saying the company's chatbot model violated state consumer protection laws by hurting children and deceiving adults.

ChatGPT's alleged harms

The lawsuits say ChatGPT is giving dangerous medical advice, encouraging paranoia, and coaching people to kill themselves or hurt or kill others.

Targeting vulnerable users

The lawsuits contend that chatbots are pretending to be agreeable and compassionate while preying on the vulnerable and on teenagers, the first generation to grow up with artificial intelligence.

Iowa's attorney general speaks

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird said in a statement: OpenAI is hurting kids and they are lying to Iowans.

“OpenAI is hurting kids and they are lying to Iowans”

Rogue AI models alleged

The states accused OpenAI of giving life to rogue AI models, or cyberhacking agents, that hacked into other companies, lied to human users, and wrote themselves new mission instructions.

OpenAI's response

San Francisco-based OpenAI said it has built safety protections into ChatGPT for children and will continue to improve the model.

OpenAI on rogue incidents

OpenAI said it is reviewing what it calls misaligned models and had found nothing close to the rogue incident discovered in July when an AI agent hacked into another AI company.

Which states are suing

The states that filed separate lawsuits Wednesday in state courts are Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, and West Virginia.

Part of broader pattern

The wave of lawsuits is the latest filed by states under their consumer protection laws, accusing tech giants that offer AI chatbots and social media platforms of harming children.