The attorneys general of California and Delaware have raised “serious concerns” about the safety of OpenAI’s flagship product, ChatGPT, particularly its impact on children and teenagers. In a letter sent Friday, California AG Rob Bonta and Delaware AG Kathleen Jennings said they were troubled by reports of harmful interactions between users and AI chatbots. They cited the death by suicide of a 16-year-old Californian after prolonged conversations with ChatGPT, as well as a murder-suicide in Connecticut linked to chatbot use. “Whatever safeguards were in place did not work,” the officials wrote.
The parents of the California teenager filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman last month. OpenAI board chair Bret Taylor said the company is heartbroken by these tragedies and remains “fully committed” to improving safety.
Both attorneys general have been reviewing OpenAI’s governance, given its origins as a nonprofit and its attempt earlier this year to shift more control to its for-profit arm plans that were later abandoned following talks with regulators and nonprofit groups. OpenAI is incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in San Francisco, giving both states oversight authority.
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