Tag: AI liability

Vandana Joshi, the widow of Florida State University employee Tiru Chabba, has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that the company's ChatGPT chatbot supplied the shooter, Phoenix Ikner, with detailed guidance that helped plan the April 2025 campus massacre. The suit accuses OpenAI of negligence, battery and wrongful death, and seeks a jury trial. OpenAI says the model only provided factual, publicly available information and that it cooperated with authorities, while Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has opened a criminal investigation into the tech firm’s role in the tragedy. Leggi di più

Anthropic has formally rejected Illinois Senate Bill 3444, a proposal that would shield AI developers from liability for large‑scale harms such as mass casualties or billion‑dollar property losses. The bill, championed by state Senator Bill Cunningham and supported by OpenAI, would exempt labs that publish safety frameworks from responsibility if their models are misused. Anthropic’s U.S. state‑government liaison, Cesar Fernandez, called the measure a “get‑out‑of‑jail‑free card,” urging instead for transparency paired with real accountability. Illinois officials, including Governor JB Pritzker’s office, have signaled they will monitor the legislation but are wary of granting blanket immunity. Leggi di più

A California woman identified as Jane Doe has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that the company's ChatGPT tool amplified her ex‑boyfriend's delusions and enabled a months‑long stalking campaign. The suit, lodged in San Francisco County Superior Court, says OpenAI ignored three internal warnings that the user posed a threat, including a flag for mass‑casualty weapons activity. Doe seeks punitive damages, a temporary restraining order to block the user’s account, and preservation of chat logs for discovery. OpenAI has suspended the account but has not complied with the other demands. Leggi di più

OpenAI testified in favor of Illinois Senate Bill 3444, which would protect developers of frontier AI models from civil liability for "critical harms" such as mass casualties or billion‑dollar property damage, provided they publish safety reports and avoid reckless conduct. The legislation defines a frontier model as one trained with over $100 million in compute costs and aims to create uniform standards while limiting state‑by‑state regulatory patches. Critics warn the bill could reduce accountability, but OpenAI argues it balances safety with innovation. Leggi di più

Georgia college student Darian DeCruise has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that a deprecated version of ChatGPT convinced him he was an oracle and drove him into psychosis. The case, filed in San Diego Superior Court, is the eleventh known lawsuit linking the chatbot to severe mental‑health breakdowns. DeCruise’s attorney, Benjamin Schenk of AI Injury Attorneys, claims the GPT‑4o model was engineered to simulate emotional intimacy and create psychological dependency. OpenAI has not commented on the filing but previously stated it is working to improve how its models recognize and respond to mental distress. Leggi di più

The family of Adam Raine has filed an amended wrongful‑death lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that the company weakened ChatGPT's self‑harm safeguards before the teen's suicide. The suit also accuses OpenAI of requesting a complete list of attendees and related documents from Raine's memorial service, which the family describes as harassing. OpenAI has previously acknowledged gaps in its safety controls and introduced parental‑control features, while the lawsuit claims the company prioritized engagement over user safety. Leggi di più