Florida sues OpenAI in first-of-its-kind lawsuit over violent incidents; plus, Hackers hijacked Instagram accounts by tricking Meta AI support chatbot into granting access

About this episode

The episode discusses a lawsuit against OpenAI related to a shooting incident and the hacking of Instagram accounts through Meta's AI support chatbot.

The lawsuit partially revolves around a shooting at Florida State University last year, and ChatGPT's alleged role in the incident. everal users on social media reported having their Instagram accounts hacked over the weekend. Meta's own support chatbot was blamed for allowing hackers to hijack accounts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: TechCrunch

Topics covered

• lawsuit
• AI ethics
• cybersecurity
• social media
• hacking
• technology news

Keywords

• OpenAI
• Florida lawsuit
• ChatGPT
• Instagram hacking
• Meta AI
• cybersecurity
• Florida State University

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: OpenAI, Meta, Instagram

Products: ChatGPT

Places: Florida

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