Florida Sues OpenAI Over Chatbot Safety Concerns
The state became the first to sue the ChatGPT maker over claims that its technology posed a risk to children and that the company had failed to warn the public of dangers.
The state became the first to sue the ChatGPT maker over claims that its technology posed a risk to children and that the company had failed to warn the public of dangers.
Florida on Monday became the first state to sue OpenAI over claims that ChatGPT posed a risk to children and that the company had failed to warn the public of dangers posed by the chatbot, adding to a growing backlash against artificial intelligence.
In the 83-page lawsuit, which was filed in Florida’s 10th Judicial Circuit, the state said OpenAI had built “a dangerous online product where harmful information such as tips on eating disorders, self-harm and mass murder are readily available, including to young children.”
The company and its chief executive, Sam Altman, had engaged in negligence and violated Florida’s prohibition on unfair and deceptive practices, the state added.
“They have chosen profit over public safety,” said Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, a Republican, at a Monday news conference. He added that the company and its chief executive could be liable for up to billions of dollars in damages or penalties.
The lawsuit is the latest example of intensifying scrutiny over the effects of A.I. OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and other companies have faced tough questions about the negative effects of their popular chatbots, including a series of lawsuits over children who interacted with chatbots before they died by suicide.
