Florida AG files lawsuit against OpenAI, CEO Sam Altman for deceptive practices
47 points by benwen
by Planktonne
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> alleging that the company knowingly released and aggressively marketed ChatGPT to the public—including to children—while concealing serious risks, suppressing internal safety warnings, and deceiving Floridians about the true nature and dangers of the product.
You can argue about whether a lawsuit is how this should be handled, but these are all easily-supported allegations.
by treetalker
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The ulterior motive may well be getting access to, well, everyone's LLM conversations through the discovery process.
by amilios
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This feels... excessive. If you wanna regulate AI then regulate AI. This is what Congress is for no? Just seems like a weird way to go about this.
by throwa356262
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"The civil complaint alleges that OpenAI and Altman prioritized speed to market and commercial gain over user safety, disregarded repeated warnings from experts both inside and outside the company, and deployed a product that facilitates and encourages harm—including self-harm and violence—while falsely assuring users it was safe. "
Somebody think of the children!!
Raise your hand if you belive Attorney General James Uthmeier recently received a free Tesla.
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