OpenAI Faces $3 Billion Lawsuit for Allegedly Stealing Personal Data
OpenAI, the non-profit research company that created the powerful language model ChatGPT, is facing a $3 billion lawsuit alleging that it illegally collected personal data without consent to train its AI models.
The lawsuit, filed by a group of 16 anonymous plaintiffs, claims that OpenAI scraped 300 billion words from the internet, including books, articles, websites, and posts, some of which contained personal information. The plaintiffs allege that OpenAI did not obtain consent from the individuals whose data was collected, and that it failed to comply with privacy laws.
The lawsuit seeks class action status, which would allow it to represent millions of people who may have had their data collected by OpenAI. The plaintiffs are also seeking damages of $3 billion, which they say is the amount that OpenAI has profited from the use of the stolen data.
OpenAI has not yet responded to the lawsuit. However, the company has said in the past that it takes privacy seriously and that it has “robust privacy controls in place.”
The lawsuit is the latest in a series of legal challenges facing OpenAI. In 2020, the company was sued by Microsoft, which alleged that OpenAI had violated a non-disclosure agreement by sharing confidential information about the development of ChatGPT. OpenAI settled that lawsuit for an undisclosed amount.
The lawsuit against OpenAI is a reminder of the potential privacy risks associated with the use of artificial intelligence. As AI becomes more powerful, it is essential that companies take steps to protect the privacy of the data that they collect.
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