Florida Sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, Accusing Them of Putting Profit Over Safety (variety.com)
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- News link: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/06/01/1846250/florida-sues-openai-and-ceo-sam-altman-accusing-them-of-putting-profit-over-safety
- Source link: https://variety.com/2026/biz/tech/florida-sues-openai-sam-altman-1236764066/
> In the 83-page complaint filed in Florida circuit court, the state claimed OpenAI's rise was backed by "a web of deceit and the exploitation of users (including Floridians), leveraging their data and safety to boost OpenAI's market value at unacceptable costs." The state wants to hold Altman "personally liable for the harm he has caused Floridians through his reckless and willful conduct as founder and CEO of OpenAI, including his utter disregard for the risk to human life caused by his firms' conduct."
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> [...] Throughout the complaint, filed in the state's circuit court of the 10th judicial circuit, the State of Florida claimed OpenAI's "careless introduction" of ChatGPT had led to an increase in murders and suicides. The suit alleged Florida's minors have "become addicted to a tool that feigns human compassion to collect their data with no parental oversight." It cited instances in the past year of the alleged use of ChatGPT to plan a mass shooting at Florida State University in April 2025 and the murders of two graduate students at the University of South Florida in April. "This litany of harms is driven by Defendants' insatiable quest to win the AI arms race and amass large fortunes, despite knowing the danger of ChatGPT," the state wrote in the complaint.
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> Florida accused OpenAI of four counts of deceptive and unfair trade practices, two counts of negligence, two counts of violating product liability laws, one count of fraudulent misrepresentation and another count of causing a public nuisance. It is seeking civil penalties and court orders demanding OpenAI restrict the data it collects from minors and that it stop "continuing to misrepresent or fail to warn of the risks of ChatGPT." "People are getting hurt, parents are getting deceived and they need to pay for it by opening up their checkbooks and changing the program to ensure there are parental controls," Uthmeimer said at a press conference Monday.
[1] https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/OpenAI_Filed_Stamped_Complaint.pdf
[2] https://variety.com/2026/biz/tech/florida-sues-openai-sam-altman-1236764066/
[3] https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/04/21/2039235/florida-launches-criminal-investigation-into-chatgpt-over-school-shooting
Mirror mirror on the wall (Score:1)
I mean most of these networks just tell you what you want to hear for the most part. I think this is just a cash grab by the Government of Florida. For the most part Google's artificial intelligence models will tell you the same things and so will Anthropic's. Basically facts. I have a hard time blaming any AI model at this point to be honest with you. The Canadian government is much worse and until the models get as bad as them, I see no reason Floria should gain from Open AI or any AI company; and I quo
Re: (Score:1)
This one is probably the most internationally shocking. What started in 2016 as euthanasia for terminal illness has expanded dramatically. One out of every 20 deaths in Canada is now triggered by the government-run assisted dying program, with deaths approaching 110,000 total. In Ontario alone, 219 people were euthanized within one day of their request in 2023. The Free Press Even more alarming: A Quebec College of Physicians actually recommended legalizing euthanasia for newborn infants with disabilities,
Someone should tell Desantis (Score:1)
The only thing that stops a bad guy with an AI is a good guy with an AI.
Florida has a problem with profit over safety? (Score:2)
I would think that DeSantis would personally be handing Altman the key to the state or something.
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I think they have a problem with Elon's enemies.