ChatGPT maker OpenAI hit with class action lawsuit over alleged data theft
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OpenAI, the creator of popular chatbot ChatGPT, a natural language processing artificial intelligence (AI) tool, is facing a class action lawsuit in California for allegedly mining private user information on the Internet.
The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California by the Clarkson law firm on June 28. The lawsuit alleges that OpenAI trained ChatGPT using data collected from millions of social media comments, blog posts, Wikipedia articles and family recipes without the respective users' consent. Thus, OpenAI has violated the copyrights and privacy of millions of Internet users.
A excerpt from class action lawsuit alleging data theft from OpenAI. Source: assets.bwbx.ioThe 16 plaintiffs named in the case claim that OpenAI unlawfully accessed private information from individuals' interactions with ChatGPT. If these allegations prove true, the accused will be in violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act – a law with precedent for web scraping cases. Microsoft, a major OpenAI investor, was also named as a defendant. OpenAI did not respond to Cointelegraph's requests for comment per post.
The lawsuit also alleges that OpenAI products "use stolen private information, including personally identifiable information, of hundreds of millions of Internet users, including children of all ages, without their informed consent or knowledge."
"By collecting millions of previously obscure personal data and diverting it to develop volatile and untested technology, OpenAI places everyone in an area of incalculable risk - but unacceptable by any measure of protection and responsible use. data," Clarkson said. .
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AI technology has grown in popularity over the past year, with the European Union and the United States already offering legislation to regulate nascent technology.
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OpenAI, the creator of popular chatbot ChatGPT, a natural language processing artificial intelligence (AI) tool, is facing a class action lawsuit in California for allegedly mining private user information on the Internet.
The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California by the Clarkson law firm on June 28. The lawsuit alleges that OpenAI trained ChatGPT using data collected from millions of social media comments, blog posts, Wikipedia articles and family recipes without the respective users' consent. Thus, OpenAI has violated the copyrights and privacy of millions of Internet users.
A excerpt from class action lawsuit alleging data theft from OpenAI. Source: assets.bwbx.ioThe 16 plaintiffs named in the case claim that OpenAI unlawfully accessed private information from individuals' interactions with ChatGPT. If these allegations prove true, the accused will be in violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act – a law with precedent for web scraping cases. Microsoft, a major OpenAI investor, was also named as a defendant. OpenAI did not respond to Cointelegraph's requests for comment per post.
The lawsuit also alleges that OpenAI products "use stolen private information, including personally identifiable information, of hundreds of millions of Internet users, including children of all ages, without their informed consent or knowledge."
"By collecting millions of previously obscure personal data and diverting it to develop volatile and untested technology, OpenAI places everyone in an area of incalculable risk - but unacceptable by any measure of protection and responsible use. data," Clarkson said. .
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