A $3 billion class action lawsuit has been filed against the proprietor of ChatGPT and Microsoft over the alleged theft of data from hundreds of millions of internet users.
The legal claim asserts that OpenAI, the company that developed the digital chatbot, and Microsoft, its investor, developed artificial intelligence tools by “secretly scraping the internet.”
Sixteen anonymous Californians filed a lawsuit against the companies, accusing them of numerous privacy violations, including the theft of private and copyrighted information and “luring thousands, if not millions, of children to the platform.”
ChatGPT provides responses to queries and prompts that sound human. Other OpenAI-created tools can be utilized to create digital artworks. As a means to automate duties, the popularity of AI tools has increased dramatically.
The legal claims accuse OpenAI of indiscriminately scanning the web for personal and copyrighted information, including names, contact information, emails, payment data, and social media profiles, without permission.
The accusers assert that OpenAI utilized this data to train its AI chatbot. In addition, they allege that the company violated U.S. law by allowing minors to access its service and by collecting their information without parental consent.
The class action lawsuit has demanded $3 billion from the tech companies, based on the allegedly stolen confidential information worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
The legal action adds that the companies developed their tools with “disregard for the potentially catastrophic risk to humanity,” which some experts assert could pose an existential threat to humanity.
Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, has urged for AI products to be regulated. Microsoft has provided the creator of ChatGPT with billions of dollars in funding.
The case is still open. OpenAI has been reached out to. Microsoft was unwilling to comment.
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