Lawsuit blames ChatGPT maker OpenAI for bot helping plan a mass shooting

The widow of a man killed in a mass shooting last year at Florida State University is suing ChatGPT maker OpenAI, blaming the company’s artificial intelligence chatbot for contributing to the tragedy. Prosecutors say they believe ChatGPT advised Phoenix Ikner on which location and time of day would allow for the most potential victims; what … Read more

OpenAI co-founder says he feared Musk would ‘physically attack’ him

OAKLAND, Calif. — The internal debate at tech startup OpenAI got so heated back in 2017 that one of its co-founders, Greg Brockman, feared that co-founder Elon Musk would hit him, Brockman testified Tuesday in a trial that will determine the future of the organization behind ChatGPT. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited … Read more

Musk’s lawyer hammers OpenAI co-founder over nearly $30 billion stake in organization

OAKLAND, Calif. — OpenAI co-founder and president Greg Brockman disclosed in a trial Monday that his stake in the firm is worth nearly $30 billion, confirming a figure that co-founder Elon Musk has pointed to in arguing that OpenAI has abandoned its mission as a nonprofit organization. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited … Read more

OpenAI blames ‘nerdy personality’ for ChatGPT obsession with goblins

The maker of ChatGPT has an explanation for all the goblin talk. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. In recent weeks, social media users, especially on X, have been noticing increasing references to goblins, along with other fantasy creatures such as gremlins, ogres and trolls in … Read more

OpenAI sued by families of school shooting victims in Canada’s Tumbler Ridge

Several families of victims of a mass shooting in Canada earlier this year are suing OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, alleging the company’s generative AI chatbot, ChatGPT, played a role in the February shooting and that the company should have taken steps to prevent it. “The Tumbler Ridge attack was an entirely foreseeable result … Read more