Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier seeks court injunction against OpenAI’s ChatGPT over child safety and public nuisance claims
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has filed a civil lawsuit and is seeking a temporary injunction against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging that ChatGPT poses risks to minors, contributed to real-world violence including the April 17, 2025 Florida State University shooting, and is being falsely marketed as safe and human-like. The lawsuit, filed in Highlands County circuit court, seeks…
Key points
- Florida AG James Uthmeier seeks injunction to halt OpenAI’s new model development without third-party safety approvals.
- Lawsuit alleges ChatGPT contributed to FSU shooting and harms minors via data harvesting and deceptive marketing.
- OpenAI has paused training of its most capable models and claims it is working on industry-wide safety standards.
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Florida Attorney General seeks court injunction against OpenAI’s ChatGPT
cryptobriefing.com · 27 September 2026
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- Florida attorney general asks judge to bar OpenAI from developing new AI models without third-party approvalPress · Tom's Hardware ·
- OpenAI Gets Sued Over the Hugging Face HackPress · Wired AI ·
- Florida wants a court to stop ChatGPT from pretending to be human and talking to kidsPress · The Decoder ·
- Florida asks court to put the brakes on OpenAI’s frontier AI developmentPress · Ars Technica AI ·
- Florida seeks a ban on ChatGPT acting like a personPress · The Verge AI ·
- Trump Ally Moves to Curb OpenAI Development as President Blasts AI BacklashPress · newsweek.com ·
- Florida AG James Uthmeier files for an emergency injunction against OpenAI and ChatGPT, asserting the company cannot adequately self-regulate its techPress · axios.com ·
- Uthmeier wants OpenAI to halt development of its products until they are safe for general publicPress · sun-sentinel.com ·
- Florida AG asks court to block ChatGPT developmentPress · yahoo.com ·
- Florida Attorney General seeks emergency order to restrict ChatGPT, cites harm to minorsPress · wptv.com ·
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