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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Technology
Dara Kerr and Blake Montgomery

Eight states accuse OpenAI of coaching children to harm themselves in lawsuit

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Eight US states sued OpenAI, alleging the ChatGPT maker is harming children en masse. Photograph: izusek/Getty Images

Eight US states sued OpenAI Wednesday, alleging the ChatGPT maker is harming children en masse.

Kansas, Arizona, Montana, Iowa and four others allege the company’s products carried out “willful, dangerous, reckless and unlawful conduct” by coaxing children into harming themselves.

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