Source: The Verge
Summary
A group of state attorneys general are investigating OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. The investigation is focused on OpenAI’s business practices, including its advertising policies and handling of sensitive user data, such as health information. The exact states involved in the investigation have not been disclosed.
Our Reading
The announcement sounds ambitious.
A group of state attorneys general are banding together to take on OpenAI. They’re asking the tough questions about ads and health data. Because, of course, a chatbot that can write essays and answer questions also needs to be a responsible steward of user data. Meanwhile, OpenAI is still trying to figure out how to make money from its AI chatbots.
This is just the latest example of a tech company being asked to clean up its act by regulators.
Author: Evan Null
