A group of state attorneys general has reportedly launched an investigation. OpenAI.
The artificial intelligence startup was served with a subpoena on Friday (June 12) seeking information about its activities and impact on users, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reportedsaid a person familiar with the matter.
That information includes advertising, user engagement and retention, consumer and health data practices, activities related to children and seniors, deep learning models, company policies, and more, according to the report. The subpoena was viewed by the Journal and issued by the New York State Attorney General.
“AI is a new and powerful technology, and we work every day to bring its benefits to people responsibly and safely,” an OpenAI spokesperson said in a statement to the Journal.
“We take seriously the concerns raised by the state attorney general and intend to engage constructively with the attorney general.”
The investigation is part of a series of legal actions facing OpenAI. Preparing for listing It could be listed on a multi-trillion dollar stock market.
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Earlier this month, the state of Florida filed a civil lawsuit against the company and CEO Sam Altman. Putting children at risk and deceiving parents Make people believe that ChatGPT chatbot is safe to use.
Attorney General: ‘Clearly not’ james usmeyer he said in a video shared in a post on social media platform X.
“People are hurting, parents are being lied to, and [OpenAI and Altman] you have to pay for it. They need to open their checkbooks and change programs to pay for it by making sure there are parental controls and that we don’t put our children at risk. ”
Usmayer said ChatGPT is possible. addictivemimics human characteristics to trick users into providing more information, and works quickly to help users perform any task, even if that task involves criminal activity.
Contacted by PYMNTS, an OpenAI spokesperson said in an emailed statement that the company is “committed to getting this right.”We believe that minors “need significant protections, which is why we have put in place industry-leading protections and policies.”
In other AI news, PYMNTS wrote about the differences between the two last week. Consumer and enterprise AI pricingand how it points to the fact that usage is increasing faster than economic conditions are improving.
“On the consumer side, companies are lowering prices to attract more subscribers while absorbing the costs of heavy users,” the report said. “On the enterprise side, companies that used to treat AI spending like flat-rate software are starting to realize how much AI is billing. something like a utility”
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