“Sam Altman has repeatedly refused to act on safety concerns raised by his own employees, but is now jumping to make basic fixes he could have made at any time only when the tragic death of a child, which he already knew about, was publicly reported. Sadly we know all too well that so-called safety features and parental controls implemented by tech companies are insufficient weapons against the dark patterned algorithms of tech platforms, and never go far enough to actually protect kids. This shows why accountability matters: while Big Tech CEOs like Sam Altman and Mark Zuckerberg may have the tools and information they need to prevent harm, they lack the will and common decency – which is why we need lawmakers to step up now and pass the Kids Online Safety Act and state AI safety legislation that protects kids.”
– Sacha Haworth, Executive Director, The Tech Oversight Project