Florida files first state lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman over AI safety concerns
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Aaron Mak, Andrew Atterbury, Hassan Ali Kanu
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Summary
Florida has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman, marking the first such action by a state against the AI company. Attorney General Uthmeier announced the lawsuit, citing AI risks including a 2025 mass shooting allegedly committed with ChatGPT's assistance. The lawsuit follows a pattern of product liability actions against Big Tech companies, with Florida hoping other states will follow suit to push AI companies to change their practices.
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· 2 pulledI hope and expect other states will follow and ultimately we need [AI companies] to change their programming
It is the first such action against OpenAI and Altman by a state
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