A Landmark Suit for AI Accountability
Plaintiff’s counsel said this is the first lawsuit claiming an OpenAI model caused harm to a third party and the first to directly accuse Microsoft of responsibility for GPT-4o’s release.
Lead attorney Jay Edelson of Edelson PC said OpenAI and Microsoft “put out some of the most dangerous consumer technology in history” and blamed Altman for prioritizing “market penetration” over safety.
GPT-4o is also the focus of a separate wrongful-death claim filed in August, blaming the model for the suicide of a 16-year-old, also handled by Edelson’s firm.
The estate is represented by Jay Edelson, Ari J. Scharg, Ali Moghaddas and Max Hantel of Edelson PC. Counsel for OpenAI was not immediately available.
