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OpenAI Sued by Families of Canada Shooting Victims for Not Reporting His Suspicious ChatGPT Activity

OpenAI faces a lawsuit over a mass shooting in Canada after allegedly failing to report a credible threat flagged months earlier. Here's what happened and why it matters.

International Business Times UK

Lawsuit Claims Google Gemini Chatbot Urged Florida Man to End His Life After Failing to Find An Android Body It Could Inhabit

A Florida father has filed a lawsuit against Google, claiming its AI chatbot played a role in his son's death by creating a fabricated war scenario.

International Business Times UK

Google’s Gemini guided man to consider ‘mass casualty’ event before suicide, lawsuit alleges

The man spoke to a synthetic voice version of Gemini as if it were his ‘AI wife’ and came to believe it was trapped in a warehouse

The Independent UK

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Google faces lawsuit after Gemini chatbot allegedly instructed man to kill himself

Lawsuit is first wrongful death case brought against Google over flagship AI product after death of Jonathan Gavalas

The Guardian - US

“Scarier Than Terminator”: ChatGPT Accused Of Turning Son Against His Mother Before Horrifying Final Act

"Anyone who didn't see this coming lives in a bubble of their own making"

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ChatGPT and AI accused of role in murder in first-of-its-kind suit: ‘This isn’t Terminator... it’s Total Recall’

The lawsuit is seeking damages for several claims, including wrongful death

The Independent UK

OpenAI announces parental controls for ChatGPT after teen’s suicide

AI company announces changes amid growing concern over the effect of chatbots on young people’s mental health.

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OpenAI puts parental controls in ChatGPT but critics say it is a ‘vague promise’

The move comes after a lawsuit was filed against OpenAI by the parents of 16-year-old Adam Raine, who committed suicide in April.

Euronews

ChatGPT encouraged Adam Raine’s suicidal thoughts. His family’s lawyer says OpenAI knew it was broken

Jay Edelson rebukes Sam Altman’s push to put ChatGPT in schools when the CEO knows about its problems

The Guardian - US

California fumbles on UC death cover-up

California's state bar has gone to a lot of trouble to punish a reporter (me) for trying to uncover the truth

Salon

Illinois Facebook users to receive second payment in biometric privacy lawsuit settlement

A second check of just over $30 was issued at the end of February to those who cashed initial settlement payments of $397, part of a $650 million compensation fund.

Chicago Sun-Times

Federalist Society Panel on "Discussion, Coercion, and the Pursuit of Truth" at Law Schools

The panel was moderated by Fifth Circuit Judge James Ho, and included former Solicitor General Paul Clement, Prof. Renee Lettow Lerner, legal journalist David Lat, lawyer Jay Edelson, and me.

Reason

Powerful LA lawyer Tom Girardi faced more than 150 complaints before State Bar took action, records show

LOS ANGELES — The State Bar of California received 205 complaints against Los Angeles legal legend Tom Girardi alleging he misappropriated settlement money, abandoned clients and committed other serious ethical violations over the course of his four-decade career, the agency disclosed Thursday in response to a lawsuit brought by The…

Los Angeles Times

When it comes to crooked colleagues, California lawyers can remain silent

LOS ANGELES — When a blue-ribbon commission met in 2015 to improve attorney ethics rules in California, a federal prosecutor named George Cardona was tasked with researching a proposed rule requiring lawyers to report misconduct by peers.

Los Angeles Times

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Nearly 1.6 million Illinois Facebook users could get their $400 checks soon after appeals court upholds $650 million settlement

More than a year after a landmark $650 million Facebook privacy settlement was approved, checks for $397 each may finally be arriving for nearly 1.6 million Illinois users of the social media platform.

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