Florida becomes first US state to sue OpenAI and Sam Altman
Florida's attorney general sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging they marketed ChatGPT as safe while concealing risks — including links to violence and harm to minors — and seeking to hold Altman personally liable.
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The lawsuit's backers argue OpenAI put speed-to-market and profit over safety, ignoring expert warnings, and that a product tied to self-harm and violence — and marketed to children — must finally face real accountability.
Industry observers note this is one of 20-plus novel suits testing whether an AI maker can be liable for what users do, and expect OpenAI to argue ChatGPT is a general-purpose technology, not the cause of users' actions.
