AI BriefingOpenAI Class Action Over Query Sharing
Key point
OpenAI is facing a class action lawsuit in California over allegations that it shared ChatGPT queries.
Details
A class action lawsuit has been filed against OpenAI Global LLC in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The case is titled Lim v. OpenAI Global LLC, and the plaintiff, Saje Lim, alleges that the ChatGPT website transmitted user query topics and identifying information to Meta and Google without consent via Meta Pixel and Google Analytics.
The complaint states that the transmitted information included personally identifiable information (PII), email addresses, and query topics, and that this data was used for marketing, advertising, and analytics.
The issues at stake are as follows.
- Electronic Communications Privacy Act
- California Invasion of Privacy Act
- California Constitution
The plaintiff, representing a nationwide class and a California subclass, is seeking declaratory relief, an injunction, and a jury trial, and is claiming $5,000 per violation or three times actual damages. The case number is 3:26-cv-04063.
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