The attorneys general of California and Delaware have sent a letter to OpenAI expressing “serious concerns” following cases of suicide and homicide among some chatbot users, stressing the need to strengthen safety measures before approving the company’s planned restructuring.
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In a letter addressed to Board Chairman Bret Taylor on Friday, the attorneys general said: “Recent reports of young people committing suicide or homicide after extended interactions with AI-powered chatbots, including the company’s ChatGPT, have shaken public confidence in the technology.”
They added: “Whatever safeguards were in place, they proved ineffective,” according to the letter published by the Financial Times.
OpenAI, incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in California, was founded in 2015 as a nonprofit organization with the goal of building safe and powerful artificial intelligence to benefit all of humanity. Attorneys General Rob Bonta of California and Kathy Jennings of Delaware play a critical role in regulating the company and ensuring it remains committed to serving the public interest.
Their intervention came after a meeting earlier this week with OpenAI’s legal team, following “the tragic suicide of a teenager in California after extended interaction with a company chatbot, in addition to a similarly troubling murder-suicide incident in Connecticut,” they wrote.
The attorneys emphasized that “these incidents have underscored the very real challenges and the importance of OpenAI fulfilling its mission,” adding that “safety is a non-negotiable priority, especially when it comes to children.”
Nearly three years after ChatGPT’s release, some of the technology’s serious consequences are beginning to emerge.
The family of Adam Ryan, a 16-year-old who died by suicide in April after extended use of the chatbot, is suing OpenAI.
This week, the company announced it will introduce parental control tools for ChatGPT.
