Recent legal issues

Parents of teenager who took his own life sue OpenAI

Parents sue OpenAI
Source: BBC

The family included chat logs between Adam, who died in April, and ChatGPT that show him explaining he has suicidal thoughts. They argue the programme validated his "most harmful and self-destructive thoughts".

In a statement, OpenAI told the BBC it was reviewing the filing.

"We extend our deepest sympathies to the Raine family during this difficult time," the company said.

Japanese police apologise at grave of wrongfully accused man

Japanese police apology
Source: BBC

Japanese authorities bowed and offered flowers at the grave of a businessman to apologise for wrongfully charging him with exporting potentially sensitive industrial machines.

Shizuo Aishima and three other executives were arrested for illegal exports in March 2020. He died of stomach cancer in February 2021, five months before the indictments were dropped.

Indian media pile into lawsuit against OpenAI chatbot ChatGPT

Indian media lawsuit against OpenAI
Source: BBC

India's biggest news organisations are seeking to join a lawsuit against OpenAI, the US startup behind ChatGPT, for alleged unauthorised use of their content.

The news organisations include some of India's oldest publications like The Indian Express, The Hindu, The India Today group, billionaire Gautam Adani-owned NDTV, and over a dozen others.

OpenAI denies the allegations and told the BBC that it uses "publicly available data" that are in line with "widely accepted legal precedents".


BBC reveals web of spammers profiting from AI Holocaust images


An international network of spammers are posting AI-generated images of Holocaust victims on Facebook, a BBC investigation into "AI slop" has found.

Organisations dedicated to preserving the memory of the Holocaust say the images are leaving survivors and families distressed.

They have also criticised Facebook's parent company Meta, saying it allows users on its platform to turn the atrocity into an "emotional game".



Keeping children safe online: changes to the Online Safety Act explained



The way children experience the internet has fundamentally changed, as new laws under the Online Safety Act have come into force to protect under-18s from harmful online content they shouldn’t ever be seeing. This includes content relating to:

  • pornography
  • self-harm
  • suicide
  • eating disorder content


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