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OpenAI Secretly Funded $10M 'Parents and Kids Safe AI Coalition' — Child Safety Groups Blindsided

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Gizmodo revealed that OpenAI was the sole funder of the Parents and Kids Safe AI Coalition pushing California's Parents and Kids Safe AI Act, which would require AI age verification for users under 18. OpenAI's involvement was hidden from partner organizations and public-facing materials — child safety groups said they were 'blindsided.' The conflict of interest deepens given Sam Altman's connection to Worldcoin's age verification technology. 43 HN points.

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