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Florida Sues OpenAI Over ChatGPT and AI Risks

Updated 2026-06-01 19:20 UTC 1 source Negative

The state of Florida has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, citing dangers of addiction, suicide, violence, and related harms. This is the first-of-its-kind state-led legal action targeting the company.

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OpenAI Is A Menace, & Sam Altman Knows It, Florida AG Declares; “Danger Of Addiction, …Suicide, Violence, & Related Harms”

With a blistering lawsuit filed Monday, the state of Florida may succeed where Elon Musk failed in bringing OpenAI and Sam Altman to heel. “Today, we announced the first-in-the-nation state-led lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman,” Sunshine State Attorney General James Uthmeier said this

2026-06-01 19:07 UTC