Florida suit accuses OpenAI of ignoring safety warnings and putting children at risk
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Florida filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, and its CEO, Sam Altman, on Monday alleging that the company concealed serious safety risks with its chatbot.
Key facts
The lawsuit details OpenAI’s rapid success since the release of ChatGPT in 2022, catapulting it to an estimated valuation of nearly $1tn
The 83-page suit was brought by Florida’s attorney general, James Uthmeier, and alleges that OpenAI “aggressively marketed” ChatGPT to the public while ignoring safety warnings and possible dangers
In April, seven more suits were filed against OpenAI by victims’ families over a school shooting in Canada where five people were killed and 27 were injured
Google has also been sued over its Gemini chatbot, which allegedly encouraged a 36-year-old man to stage a “catastrophic accident” and then kill himself
Summary
The 83-page suit was brought by Florida’s attorney general, James Uthmeier, and alleges that OpenAI “aggressively marketed” ChatGPT to the public while ignoring safety warnings and possible dangers of the product. “OpenAI and Altman ignored internal and external safety warnings, put children at great risk, and allowed a dangerous product to reach millions of Floridians,” Uthmeier said in a statement.