OpenAI slammed with class-action lawsuit over alleged data theft
Balita ng Ethereum ng Bitcoin OpenAI, makers of the generative AI platform ChatGPT, has been dragged to court in California over allegations that it illegally uses private information to train its AI model. The lawsuit, filed on June 28, alleges that OpenAI used the private data of millions of individuals to train ChatGPT without seeking their express consent. According to the court filing, the plaintiffs claim that the data in question were gleaned from blog posts, social media comments, and even meal recipes posted on the internet. “By collecting previously obscure and personal data of millions and permanently entangling it with the Products, Defendants knowingly put Plaintiffs and the Classes in a zone of risk that is incalculable — but unacceptable by any measure of responsible data protection and use,” the filing read. Clarkson Law Firm is handling the class action lawsuit and mentions five OpenAI-related entities as defendants. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), an early investor in OpenAI, was also mentioned as a defendant in a case where the plaintiffs demand a jury trial. The plaintiffs allege that OpenAI‘s misuse of data stood in breach of the Electronic Communication Privacy Act, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, California Invasion of Privacy Act, and Illinois’ Biometric Information