Florida sues OpenAI and Sam Altman, alleging ChatGPT safety failures and deceptive marketing
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Florida has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, marking the first state-level legal action against the ChatGPT maker. The suit alleges that the company prioritized profit over safety by failing to warn users about ChatGPT's potential dangers while marketing it as safe and reliable, including for children. This lawsuit is part of a broader trend of holding AI companies accountable for harms caused by their technologies.
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· 3 pulledFlorida is accusing OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman of putting profit over safety, in the first lawsuit brought by a state against the ChatGPT maker over the alleged shortcomings of the chatbot.
The lawsuit, filed in Florida state court on Monday, claims the company and Altman failed to warn users that ChatGPT could be dangerous and instead marketed it as safe and reliable, including for children.
It's the latest salvo in a growing effort across the country to hold artificial intelligence companies accountable when harms follow.
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