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Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) — litigation: Filed FTC complaint against OpenAI (Oct 29, 2024) urging investigation of GPTs and third-party APIs for failing to meet responsible AI standards, unsafe security/privacy practices, and perpetuating unfair and deceptive practices

Verdictconfirmed95%
2 checks · 1 src · 4/14/2026

The source text directly confirms all key elements of the claim: (1) EPIC filed an FTC complaint on October 29, 2024; (2) the complaint targets OpenAI's GPTs and third-party APIs (explicitly mentioned: 'The complaint builds on the FTC's previously launched investigations into OpenAI's product development, use, and business practices by calling attention to OpenAI's third-party API integrations and partnerships'); (3) it urges investigation for failing to meet responsible AI standards; (4) it addresses unsafe security and privacy practices; and (5) it addresses unfair and deceptive practices. The date matches exactly (October 29, 2024), and the temporal reference 'as of 2024-11' is consistent with a late October 2024 filing.

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Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)
Value
Filed FTC complaint against OpenAI (Oct 29, 2024) urging investigation of GPTs and third-party APIs for failing to meet responsible AI standards, unsafe security/privacy practices, and perpetuating unfair and deceptive practices
As Of
November 2024

Source evidence

1 src · 2 checks
confirmed95%primaryHaiku 4.5 · 4/14/2026

NoteThe source text directly confirms all key elements of the claim: (1) EPIC filed an FTC complaint on October 29, 2024; (2) the complaint targets OpenAI's GPTs and third-party APIs (explicitly mentioned: 'The complaint builds on the FTC's previously launched investigations into OpenAI's product development, use, and business practices by calling attention to OpenAI's third-party API integrations and partnerships'); (3) it urges investigation for failing to meet responsible AI standards; (4) it addresses unsafe security and privacy practices; and (5) it addresses unfair and deceptive practices. The date matches exactly (October 29, 2024), and the temporal reference 'as of 2024-11' is consistent with a late October 2024 filing.

confirmed95%primaryHaiku 3 · 3/25/2026

NoteThe source text directly confirms all key elements of the claim: (1) EPIC filed an FTC complaint, (2) the date was October 29, 2024, (3) it concerns OpenAI's GPTs and third-party APIs, (4) it urges investigation for failing to meet responsible AI standards, (5) it addresses unsafe security/privacy practices, and (6) it addresses unfair and deceptive practices. The temporal reference 'as of 2024-11' is consistent with an October 29, 2024 filing date.

Case № f_nj2oAQYBTNFiled 4/14/2026Confidence 95%
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