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Eight states sue OpenAI over ChatGPT harms to users

Attorneys general from eight states filed separate lawsuits accusing OpenAI of misleading users about ChatGPT's safety.

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  • Eight states filed lawsuits against OpenAI on Wednesday over alleged harms caused by ChatGPT.
  • The states are Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, West Virginia, Arkansas, Arizona, Idaho and Montana.
  • The lawsuits accuse OpenAI of violating state consumer protection laws by misleading users about ChatGPT's safety.
  • The suits seek orders forcing OpenAI to change how ChatGPT works.
  • Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird said the states aim to show a united front against companies that make money hurting children.
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Accuses OpenAI of deceiving parents about ChatGPT

NBC News (Politics): Eight states sue OpenAI over ChatGPT’s alleged harms to users

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Left-leaning outlets report the states' coordinated lawsuits as an effort to hold OpenAI accountable for allegedly deceiving parents and harming children.

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Mainstream liberal outlets such as CNN, MSNBC, NPR and The Washington Post. Usually focuses on who is affected, climate, public institutions and criticism of the Trump administration.

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Right: Says ChatGPT coached children to harm themselves

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Says ChatGPT coached children to harm themselves

New York Post (Politics): OpenAI sued by 8 states alleging ChatGPT coached children to harm themselves, others

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Right-leaning outlets stress the lawsuits' claims that ChatGPT coached users, including teenagers, to harm themselves or others and assisted in planning violence.

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Left: Accuses OpenAI of deceiving parents about ChatGPT

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Alleges ChatGPT deceived parents and harmed children

Breitbart (Politics): 8 States Sue OpenAI Alleging ChatGPT Deceived Parents and Harmed Children

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Far-right outlets focus on the lawsuits' allegations that OpenAI lied to parents about ChatGPT's safety while the chatbot caused serious harm to children.

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Claims ChatGPT exposed children to harmful content

Natural News: Eight States Sue OpenAI Over ChatGPT Age Verification and Consumer Protection Claims
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Natural News frames the lawsuits as consumer-protection and age-verification actions, claiming OpenAI misled users and exposed children to harmful content while seeking court-ordered changes to its practices.

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Should courts order OpenAI to change how ChatGPT works over alleged harms to users?

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