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• Wednesday, Oct 14Week 42

  Announcing one of eight state lawsuits against OpenAI, Bird said the company told users all across the country that ChatGPT is safe; it is not.

  Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska and West Virginia each sued OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT coached minors toward self-harm and that OpenAI made deceptive safety claims. Bird said the changes needed to make it safe for children are incredibly significant. Platformer, citing Reuters, reports the states also want OpenAI barred from developing AI models that can improve themselves unless it can ensure those models are aligned with human values.

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  Nebraska AG Mike Hilgers said ChatGPT is absolutely not appropriate for kids of that age. Casey Newton wrote in Platformer that OpenAI is speedrunning the regulatory backlash that social media companies navigated for years. OpenAI pointed to its parental controls, per Heise, with no direct quote. Not on the roster; added as a guest.

  Bloomberg Law, Platformer