Mother sues OpenAI over ChatGPT data from children
A proposed class action accuses OpenAI of profiting from personal information minors share with ChatGPT. The suit was filed Tuesday in federal court in San Francisco.
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What happened
A mother whose two children use ChatGPT filed a proposed class action in San Francisco federal court on Tuesday against OpenAI. The suit, filed on behalf of minors who have used the chatbot, alleges the company illegally profits from the personal information and data children share with it. It further alleges OpenAI extracted vast amounts of sensitive data from millions of young users without valid consent and used it to train its large language models.
Why it matters
The lawsuit targets how OpenAI collects and uses data from minors, a group that includes millions of young ChatGPT users. It alleges that the data was obtained without valid consent.
Timeline
- Oct 13: A proposed class action is filed in San Francisco federal court against OpenAI over children's ChatGPT data.
- Oct 13, 10:49 PM ET: The complaint alleges the data was used to train OpenAI's large language models without valid consent.
Coverage
- Eight states sue OpenAI over ChatGPT harms to children
- Eight US states file suits against OpenAI over ChatGPT's harm to users
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