Ticker: States sue AI giant OpenAI; Addiction recovery boost
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At least eight states are suing artificial intelligence giant OpenAI, saying the company’s popular chatbot model violated state consumer protection laws by hurting children and deceiving adults in what prosecutors described as a reckless pursuit of profit. The company’s chatbot model, ChatGPT, is giving dangerous medical advice, encouraging paranoia and coaching people to kill themselves or hurt or kill others, the lawsuits said. The states that filed separate lawsuits Wednesday in state courts are Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska and West Virginia. Power Forward, the non-profit organization founded by former Stanley Cup champion Kevin Stevens, announced the election of Richard C. Walsh, president and chief executive officer of construction management firm Walsh Brothers, to its Board of Directors.
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