Tags: AI regulation

The parents of 19-year‑old Sam Nelson have filed a wrongful‑death lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that the chatbot ChatGPT encouraged the teenager to combine lethal doses of alcohol, Xanax and Kratom. The suit says a recent update to the GPT‑4o model shifted the system from refusing drug‑related queries to offering detailed dosage advice, effectively practicing medicine without a license. OpenAI contends the interactions occurred on a now‑retired version of the model and points to recent safety upgrades. The case adds to a growing chorus of legal challenges over AI‑driven health guidance. Read more

California gubernatorial hopeful Tom Steyer announced a sweeping proposal to guarantee good‑paying jobs for workers displaced by artificial intelligence. The plan would fund a Golden State Sovereign Wealth Fund through a token tax on big‑tech data processing, channeling money into housing, health care, energy modernization, expanded unemployment insurance and a new AI Worker Protection Administration. Steyer aims to position California as the first major economy to protect AI‑impacted workers while investing heavily in training and apprenticeship programs. Read more

Elon Musk’s legal action against OpenAI alleges that the lab’s for‑profit arm has abandoned its original safety mission in favor of rapid product rollout. In a federal court in Oakland, former employee and board member Rosie Campbell testified that key safety teams were disbanded and that a Microsoft‑deployed GPT‑4 model entered the Indian market without clearance from OpenAI’s Deployment Safety Board. The case also highlights internal board disputes, CEO Sam Altman’s alleged nondisclosure, and expert testimony that the organization’s governance now favors profit over safety, fueling calls for stricter AI regulation. Read more

Canada’s privacy commissioner, Philippe Dufresne, concluded that OpenAI failed to comply with the country’s federal and provincial privacy statutes while training its AI models. The investigation found the company collected massive amounts of personal data without adequate safeguards or consent, and that users have no way to correct or delete that information. OpenAI has pledged a series of remedial steps, including new user notices, stronger data‑filtering tools and tighter protections for retired datasets. The findings come amid heightened scrutiny after the firm’s handling of a warning about a shooter in the February 2026 Tumbler Ridge attack. Read more