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North Carolina and several other states have sued TikTok and its parent company ByteDance, alleging the app's AI-driven content recommendation system is designed to addict children and teens, causing harm and deceiving parents about safety. The North Carolina Supreme Court is currently considering jurisdictional arguments in the case.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The event describes a lawsuit alleging that TikTok's AI content recommendation algorithm has directly harmed children and teens by promoting addictive and harmful content, which is a violation of rights and harm to health. The AI system's use is central to the harm, and internal evidence suggests knowledge of these harms by TikTok. The lawsuit seeks penalties and injunctions to prevent further harm. This fits the definition of an AI Incident because the AI system's use has directly led to harm to a group of people (children and teens).[AI generated]