Description: Nippon Life sued OpenAI in Chicago, alleging ChatGPT acted as an unlicensed lawyer by helping a former disability claimant reopen a settled case and generate numerous meritless filings. The insurer claimed the conduct caused legal expense and abuse-of-process harms. OpenAI said the complaint lacks merit.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: OpenAI , Large language models and ChatGPT developed and deployed an AI system, which harmed Nippon Life Insurance Company of America , Litigants in Nippon Life disability litigation and Graciela Dela Torre.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Large language models and ChatGPT
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6.5. Governance failure
Risk Domain
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- Socioeconomic & Environmental Harms
Entity
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AI
Timing
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Post-deployment
Intent
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Unintentional
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Nippon Life's landmark lawsuit against OpenAI alleges ChatGPT acted as an unlicensed attorney.
Key points:
- Nippon Life Insurance Company of America has sued OpenAI in federal court, alleging ChatGPT engaged in the unauthorized practice of …
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WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) - ChatGPT maker OpenAI has been accused in a new lawsuit of practicing law without a U.S. license and helping a former disability claimant breach a settlement and flood a federal court docket with meritless fi…
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