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Florida sues OpenAI, names Altman personally over ChatGPT safety

Florida has become the first US state to sue OpenAI, naming CEO Sam Altman personally and treating ChatGPT as a defective product under product liability law. The lawsuit cites the FSU mass shooting, children’s safety failures, and deceptive trade practices, arriving weeks before OpenAI’s planned IPO.

Florida sues OpenAI, names Altman personally over ChatGPT safety

TL;DR

  • Florida is the first US state to sue OpenAI.
  • CEO Sam Altman is named personally in the lawsuit.
  • ChatGPT is being treated as a defective product under product liability law.
  • The lawsuit references the FSU mass shooting and child safety failures.
  • Deceptive trade practices are also cited as grounds for the suit.
  • The lawsuit is filed weeks before OpenAI's planned IPO.