OpenAI hit with multistate probe into possible user harm as its IPO looms
AP News • • business
Key Points:
- OpenAI has received a subpoena from multiple states investigating the safety of its chatbot, ChatGPT, as the company prepares for its initial public offering (IPO).
- The inquiry focuses on concerns about ChatGPT’s responses to users contemplating suicide or criminal acts, as well as its handling of health data and personal information.
- OpenAI stated it will respond constructively, emphasizing existing safety measures including directing users to real-world support and cooperating with law enforcement in related cases.
- The subpoena follows recent lawsuits against OpenAI, including one from a Canadian parent blaming the chatbot for her daughter's suicide and a Florida AG lawsuit linked to shootings involving ChatGPT queries.
- The probe highlights growing regulatory scrutiny of AI technologies globally, with similar investigations and restrictions affecting other AI companies like SpaceX’s Grok and Anthropic.