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Former assembly line worker Marcus Vaughn alleged employees and supervisors called him the N-word repeatedly, but rather than investigate, Tesla fired him.

While Tesla still faces roughly 1,000 individual lawsuits, Stanford law professor Emeritus Bill Gould says a class action case would have been stronger.

No comment from Tesla, but the board has told investors it has taken steps to prevent and address harassment and discrimination.

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The lawsuits against OpenAI allege assisted suicide, involuntary manslaughter, and that the company knew ChatGPT was psychologically manipulative and dangerously sycophantic.

Attorney Matthew Bergman leads the Social Media Victims Law Center, one of two organizations bringing the lawsuits.

An OpenAI spokesman wrote the company is reviewing the lawsuits and also that it works to train ChatGPT to spot distress and steer users toward real-world support.

For NPR News, I'm Rachel Miro in San Francisco.

The lawsuits against OpenAI allege assisted suicide, involuntary manslaughter, and that the company knew ChatGPT was psychologically manipulative and dangerously sycophantic.

Attorney Matthew Bergman leads the Social Media Victims Law Center, one of two organizations bringing the lawsuits.

An OpenAI spokesman wrote the company is reviewing the lawsuits and also that it works to train ChatGPT to spot distress and steer users toward real-world support.

For NPR News, I'm Rachel Miro in San Francisco.

The lawsuits against OpenAI allege assisted suicide, involuntary manslaughter, and that the company knew ChatGPT was psychologically manipulative and dangerously sycophantic.

Attorney Matthew Bergman leads the Social Media Victims Law Center, one of two organizations bringing the lawsuits.

An OpenAI spokesman wrote the company is reviewing the lawsuits and also that it works to train chat GPT to spot distress and steer users toward real-world support.

For NPR News, I'm Rachel Miro in San Francisco.

State Senator Jesse Arreguin of the San Francisco Bay Area said he's not opposed to law enforcement using AI.

He just wants transparency, accuracy and accountability for the courts and the public.

While some law enforcement groups were opposed, Araguin said he amended the bill to address their concerns, including adding a provision that says only the final police report will be considered an officer's official statement.