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Brenna Bird

Brenna Bird is an American lawyer and Republican politician who is Iowa's attorney general. She was elected in 2022 and previously served as Guthrie County attorney.

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DI has documented statements by Brenna Bird on Artificial Intelligence and Consumer Protection. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

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Statements by Brenna Bird

Brenna Bird

Role at the time: Iowa attorney general

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Response to this claim

OpenAI's representations about ChatGPT safety mislead consumers and violate Iowa's Consumer Fraud Act.

“OpenAI claims ChatGPT is safe while it’s giving dangerous medical advice, encouraging people to hurt others, and coaching people to commit suicide—all while pretending to be their fake friend. My lawsuit is about protecting our kids and holding OpenAI accountable under our state law.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Iowa announces consumer-fraud lawsuit against OpenAI · Brenna BirdBrenna Bird statement and lawsuit announcement
Why we used this label

Bird condemns OpenAI's safety representations and the chatbot's alleged harms, the conduct under scrutiny, and seeks enforcement against the company.

Read statementEight states sue OpenAI over ChatGPT safety; OpenAI defends its safeguards

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