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The lawsuits are a legal and regulatory action, but ChatGPT's behavior and the safety claims around it are central to the story, so AI is the primary subject. The allegations, including dangerous medical advice, harm to minors, and claims about "rogue" agents, are unproven and come from state prosecutors, while OpenAI disputes the framing and says it has safety measures in place. For AI readers, the key development is state attorneys general using existing consumer protection law as a route to regulating chatbot providers, which could shape compliance obligations regardless of how the individual cases turn out.
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States sue OpenAI, saying it gives life to ‘cyberhacking agents’ while ChatGPT hurts children and deceives adults

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OpenAI said it has built safety protections into ChatGPT for children, and that it would continue to do so to improve the model.

At least eight states are suing artificial intelligence giant OpenAI, saying the company’s popular chatbot model violated state consumer protection laws by hurting children and deceiving adults in what prosecutors described as a reckless pursuit of profit. The company’s chatbot model, ChatGPT, is giving dangerous medical advice, encouraging paranoia and coaching people to kill themselves or hurt or kill others, the lawsuits said. At the same time, the lawsuits contend that chatbots are pretending to be agreeable and compassionate while…

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