… "We're committed to getting this right." Reining in AI While this is the first state-led lawsuit against OpenAI around child safety, numerous state governments are taking action around AI. California, Illinois and New York have created new laws to rein in how AI companies operate. …
… "We do not comment on pending litigation," a Character.AI spokesperson told CNET. "Our highest priority is the safety and well-being of our users," the spokesperson said. "The user-created characters on our site are fictional and intended for entertainment and roleplaying. …
… If it's determined to be a serious safety situation, ChatGPT will notify the contact via email, text message or in-app notification. OpenAI did not specify how many people are on the review team nor whether it includes trained medical professionals. …
… "Meta cannot be trusted when it comes to teen safety and continues to put profits over safety," Hughes said, pointing to the company's lobbying efforts to kill the Kids Online Safety Act in the US House in 2024. …
… The Trump administration had been vocally fighting to prevent states from implementing laws that would limit what AI companies can do, but has recently changed its tune , with President Donald Trump agreeing to talks with China on topics including safety measures, particularly for more powerful AI … …
… Is it actively lobbying against AI safety legislation that you support? Have you looked it up in the AI safety index ? How are its products used? If you work for Google or OpenAI, have you skimmed any of the lawsuits against your company for alleged chatbot-linked suicide? …
… "As big tech rolls out these technologies, they should not, they cannot, put our safety and security at risk," Uthmeier added. On Tuesday , Uthmeier launched a criminal investigation into OpenAI and ChatGPT. …
… "Voluntary frameworks are not enough," Anthony Aguirre, CEO and president of the AI safety nonprofit Future of Life Institute , said in a statement emailed to CNET. …
… Grok is still available in the Apple and Google app stores and is still reportedly able to create abusive AI sexual images , despite the company saying otherwise.
… OpenAI said it's focused on maintaining its iterative, prompt-based editing flow to keep it easy to use. OpenAI's safety procedures haven't significantly changed since its last image model. It still includes metadata through the C2PA standard, so AI images' origins can be identified. …