Florida Is Suing Sam Altman and OpenAI Over Public Safety Risks: ‘People Are Getting Hurt’
The Sunshine State is the first to sue OpenAI and hold its CEO personally liable, painting a damning picture of the AI arms race.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier held nothing back in the state’s landmark lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman. “People are getting hurt, parents are getting deceived, and they need to pay for it,” he said in a press conference.
The suit, the first state-led lawsuit against OpenAI in the nation, accuses the company of knowingly releasing ChatGPT while hiding serious safety risks. Florida is seeking civil penalties and a court order blocking OpenAI from collecting data from children under 13 without parental consent. It’s also seeking to hold Altman personally liable.
Florida alleges OpenAI prioritized speed to market and commercial gain over user safety, disregarding repeated warnings from experts inside and outside the company. The suit claims ChatGPT aided suspects planning violent crimes, encouraged vulnerable users toward self-harm and addicted children to a tool it marketed as safe. OpenAI, currently valued at $852 billion and preparing for an IPO, says it has enacted safeguards for young users.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier held nothing back in the state’s landmark lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman. “People are getting hurt, parents are getting deceived, and they need to pay for it,” he said in a press conference.
The suit, the first state-led lawsuit against OpenAI in the nation, accuses the company of knowingly releasing ChatGPT while hiding serious safety risks. Florida is seeking civil penalties and a court order blocking OpenAI from collecting data from children under 13 without parental consent. It’s also seeking to hold Altman personally liable.
Florida alleges OpenAI prioritized speed to market and commercial gain over user safety, disregarding repeated warnings from experts inside and outside the company. The suit claims ChatGPT aided suspects planning violent crimes, encouraged vulnerable users toward self-harm and addicted children to a tool it marketed as safe. OpenAI, currently valued at $852 billion and preparing for an IPO, says it has enacted safeguards for young users.
