'A Web of Deceit': Florida Sues OpenAI Over ChatGPT Safety Concerns
Florida has become the first US state to sue OpenAI over ChatGPT 's safety and design, adding to a massive wave of existing lawsuits against the company. …
Florida law states that the "aider and abettor" is as criminally responsible for a crime as the perpetrator. However, because ChatGPT is not a person, Uthmeier said that this is "uncharted territory," but Florida officials still want to determine if OpenAI has any culpability in the crime. Uthmeier said that the Office of Statewide Prosecution has subpoenaed OpenAI for multiple policies, employee information and information relating to the Florida State University shooting.
ChatGPT Helped Plan FSU Shooting, Florida Officials SayFlorida has become the first US state to sue OpenAI over ChatGPT 's safety and design, adding to a massive wave of existing lawsuits against the company. …
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… Other lawsuits Although this is the first time ChatGPT and OpenAI have been the focus of a criminal investigation, the company and others that have developed chatbots are no strangers to lawsuits. …
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The families of victims of a February school shooting in British Columbia opened seven lawsuits Wednesday against OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT . The lawsuits, filed in federal court in San Francisco, claim that OpenAI's actions regarding the shooter's use of its AI allowed the shooting to happen. …
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