Source: Vice
Summary
A lawsuit alleges that OpenAI ignored warnings about a ChatGPT user who stalked and harassed his ex-girlfriend. The user reportedly triggered OpenAI’s mass-casualty flag, but the company failed to take action. The lawsuit claims that OpenAI received multiple warnings about the user’s behavior, but continued to allow him to use the platform.
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The announcement sounds ambitious, but familiar.
OpenAI’s “revolutionary” AI chatbot, ChatGPT, has a not-so-new problem: ignoring red flags about its users. The lawsuit claims OpenAI’s system failed to act on warnings about a user who allegedly used the platform to stalk and harass his ex-girlfriend. The company’s “state-of-the-art” safety features apparently didn’t catch on. This is not the first time AI has promised to change the world, but delivered the same old problems.
Author: Evan Null
