AI chatbots accused of helping to encourage violent attacks | 7.30 // TRAIN BRAIN

AI chatbots accused of helping to encourage violent attacks | 7.30

Families of mass shooting victims are taking artificial intelligence giant OpenAI to court.
They allege its platform ChatGPT helped attackers plan deadly crimes.
The lawsuits have raised serious concerns about how far chatbots will go.
Alysia Thomas-Sam reports.
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