Florida sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman over child safety

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Florida's attorney general filed a civil lawsuit on June 1 against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, accusing them of releasing and aggressively marketing ChatGPT despite known risks to children. The suit says ChatGPT can produce harmful or inappropriate content for minors, misrepresented OpenAI's safety measures, and lacked effective protections for underage users. Florida is the first U.S. state to sue OpenAI, and the case could shape state-level legal standards and force companies to implement stronger safeguards for children.

Culture Crave 🍿

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Florida is suing OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman • The lawsuit alleges OpenAI exploited users’ data and safety to boost market value at an 'unacceptable' cost • They want Altman personally liable for 'utter disregard for the risk to human life' • First state to sue the company over safety concerns

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ChitownFanboy91

Remember folks. You are NOT agreeing with Florida. Florida is FINALLY agreeing with you!

Chris Tucker is a Marxist27

And this is Florida doing it. Wow.

Andy Mayer9

Florida Man decides he has to draw the line somewhere.

Finnegan6

Out of all The states to sue Open AI, Florida was not the one I was excpecting.

Walker5

Florida in the news for something not insane?

Isaac3

A broken clock is right twice a day

Neo Mecha Sally AU Brain Rot (Commission are Open)2

Florida being the first to do this is surprising

Geoff Brumfiel

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The opening page of the Florida AG's lawsuit against OpenAI is quite the statement.

47347d ago

Geoff Brumfiel10

Full complaint can be read here: www.myfloridalegal.com/sites/defaul...

Some Random Susan2

If you can spot it on the page, maybe?

The Associated Press

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The state of Florida has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, claiming the company knowingly released and aggressively marketed ChatGPT to the public while concealing serious risks.

13947d ago

Chrysostom7

Not suing Musk over Grok though? How very odd.

coalminephoenix.bsky.social3

Hm and is the state of FL just ignoring Meta and X?

CW Voigt3

Florida Man suddenly concerned about consumer safety.

gabrielgambino2

Lol, good luck with that Ron "the meatball." #Florida

Dare Obasanjo

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Florida is suing OpenAI and blaming ChatGPT for an increase in murders and suicides in the state. The lawsuit also claims Florida’s minors have “become addicted to a tool that feigns human compassion to collect their data with no parental oversight.” Growth at any cost strikes again.

8447d ago

derelict515.bsky.social7

The state that hastily threw together a concentration camp is very concerned about the health of people. Judges should be able to throw these things out for lack of standing under the "are you fucking kidding me guys?" standard

David Guaraglia2

Woke 2.0, we are so back.

CNN

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Florida is suing OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, alleging they know ChatGPT is not safe, especially for minors. The state becomes the first to sue OpenAI over the alleged dangers of its product. https://cnn.it/4eem32e

8247d ago

Pequod3

Weird of them to choose specifically OpenAI. I wonder if another Billionaire would also want them to be sued.

CWF2

Not saying accountability is bad but with this corrupt GOP era of cronyism can we assume Elon prodded the Magastan capital of Florida on this one after his court loss?

The Washington Post

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Florida is suing OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, accusing the ChatGPT maker of developing a product that puts children at risk. Authorities in the state began investigating the AI company after a shooting on Florida State University's campus last year.

5747d ago

Axios

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Florida today filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, alleging that the AI firm marketed ChatGPT to the public without sufficiently warning of its dangers.

5247d ago

Josh Sternberg

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"Florida fired a new broadside in a growing rebellion against alleged safety failings of artificial-intelligence chatbots, becoming the first state to file a lawsuit against OpenAI and its chief executive, Sam Altman." www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open...

4347d ago

Saline Indivisible

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Sellout Gov Whitmer posing with OpenAI’s Sam Altman at Saline data center site this afternoon. So gross 👎👎👎

Photo from site of Saline twp data center with a group of people posing on gravel front of a flag including OpenAI’s Sam Altman and MI’s sellout Gov Whitmer

1747d ago

Ben Goggin

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BREAKING: Florida sues OpenAI and Sam Altman, saying they put profits over platform safety www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...

747d ago

Ann M. Lipton

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similarly - I hate not knowing if this is bc ChatGPT is evil, or if it's bc Florida Republicans are allying with Musk www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...

1147d ago

Reuters Legal

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Florida sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman on Monday, accusing the company of misrepresenting the safety of its ChatGPT platform, which the lawsuit said has harmed children by providing information to school shooters, offering guidance on self-harm and addicting young users.

647d ago

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Florida becomes first state to sue OpenAI over child safety risks By Diana Novak Jones June 1 (Reuters) - Florida sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman on Monday, accusing the company of misrepresenting the safety of its ChatGPT platform, which the lawsuit said has ...

547d ago

Maryland Matters

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Artificial intelligence entrepreneur Sam Altman’s remarks envisioning a future when AI is as ubiquitous as running water have prompted legislation in Pennsylvania to make clear that data centers are not public utilities. marylandmatters.org/2026/06/01/p...

547d ago

cbtuck55.bsky.social

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Florida sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman over child safety

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