AI's next legal battle centers on product liability
British Columbia sued OpenAI, alleging it failed to warn police before the Tumbler Ridge school shooting that killed eight and wounded 27. Plaintiffs increasingly argue chatbots are defective products rather than mere services, with similar claims against Character.AI, Google, and Nippon Life against OpenAI.
- British Columbia sues OpenAI over shooting that killed 8 and wounded 27
- Character.AI and Google faced product liability claims in Setzer case
- Nippon Life accused ChatGPT of unlicensed practice of law
- Courts have yet to decide whether a chatbot counts as a product
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