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As it gears up for an IPO, ChatGPT maker OpenAI faces lawsuits and a probe from several US states and Canada, alleging the chatbot offered encouraging words to users contemplating suicide or mass shootings.
Multiple state attorneys general are scrutinizing the company led by Sam Altman, and it recently received a subpoena related to an investigation.
In June alone:
- A Canadian mother sued the AI startup, blaming the chatbot for her daughter’s suicide.
- The Florida attorney general filed a case regarding two separate shootings where alleged gunmen questioned ChatGPT while planning crimes.
OpenAI stated that its models repeatedly encouraged these individuals to seek real-world support and noted that they have cooperated with law enforcement in both shooting cases. It also emphasized the child safety measures it has added to ChatGPT.
There is growing public pressure and political concern over AI. Last week, the Trump administration ordered Anthropic to suspend the overseas rollout of its new Claude models, citing national security concerns.
Meanwhile, European regulators are investigating Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot over allegations involving antisemitic content and sexualized material.