The problem is liability. Unlike search engines, this is untested area (legally). A search engine presents content others created, as do social media companies,

The problem is liability. Unlike search engines, this is untested area (legally). A search engine presents content others created, as do social media companies, youtube,etc... while ChatGPT does use user generated content as input, it's output is heavily analyzed and processed so you can't really say it is serving you content but more like creating content based on some information it knows. So, in effect, it is OpenAI that is liable for what ChatGPT says. Everyone is saying hate speech , so, a racially offensive remark by ChatGPT can mean civil suits for defamation, emotional damage,etc... even with user adjustable filters. But I think it is even more serious if it told people how to commit a serious crime for example. Wouldn't OpenAI be a co-conspirator?