GoKawiilFlorida AG seeks court order to halt OpenAI's new model training
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a motion asking a state court to block OpenAI from developing new AI models without independent safety oversight and to bar minors from using ChatGPT. The move follows a lawsuit filed in June and a criminal investigation opened in April tied to a mass shooting at Florida State University, in which the suspect allegedly interacted with ChatGPT beforehand. OpenAI has not yet responded to the latest filing but previously said ChatGPT is a general-purpose tool not responsible for the crime.
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The filing marks an unusually aggressive use of state legal power to force operational changes on a major AI developer, potentially setting a precedent for state-level regulation of frontier model training. Uthmeier's brief leans on Altman's own public comments about slowing AI development, suggesting the AG believes he can use OpenAI's words against it in court, though whether a state court can compel such technical restrictions remains untested. The case could influence how other states approach AI safety oversight amid growing scrutiny of chatbot interactions with vulnerable users.
- Florida's AG wants a court to block OpenAI from training new models without independent safety oversight.
- The request follows a criminal probe launched after a mass shooting where the suspect allegedly used ChatGPT beforehand.
- Uthmeier cites Sam Altman's own calls to slow AI development as support for the injunction request.
Source: engadget.com — Igor Bonifacic, 2026-09-28
Published there as: “Florida AG requests emergency order to stop OpenAI model development”
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