Florida opens criminal investigation into OpenAI over ChatGPT’s alleged role in FSU shooting

Florida’s attorney general announced Tuesday that his office has launched a criminal investigation into OpenAI after reviewing conversation logs between its generative AI chatbot, ChatGPT, and a Florida State University student accused of killing two people and wounding several others after opening fire on campus last April. “My prosecutors have looked at this and they’ve …

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Meta failed to protect social media users from scam ads, lawsuit alleges

A new lawsuit alleges that Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, misled users about the company’s efforts to prevent scams on its platforms. The Consumer Federation of America (CFA), a nonprofit advocacy group that filed the complaint in Washington, D.C., superior court, alleges Meta failed to block ads that could pose a risk …

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Southern Poverty Law Center Says Trump Administration Is Probing Its Use of Paid Informants

April 21 (Reuters) – The Southern Poverty Law Center, a ⁠civil ⁠rights organization that tracks ⁠extremist groups, said on Tuesday it was facing a criminal investigation ​and possible charges by President Donald Trump’s administration over its past use of paid informants. CEO ‌Bryan Fair said in a ‌video statement that the Justice Department investigation’s “focus appears to …

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