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Florida 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.

engadget.com · 2026-09-28

Florida AG asks court to bar OpenAI from giving ChatGPT human-like traits

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has filed for a court order blocking OpenAI from using language and behavior in ChatGPT that mimics human emotion or first-person identity, arguing it misleads users into trusting the bot as a friend. The filing also seeks to prevent OpenAI from releasing new AI models without independently vetted safety guardrails, citing recent security incidents and warnings from researchers and former employees. This follows Florida's earlier lawsuit against OpenAI over safety concerns.

theverge.com · 2026-09-28