Florida attorney general sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over deceptive practices that endanger people

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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Monday filed a new complaint against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, alleging the ChatGPT maker knowingly put profits over user safety to win the artificial intelligence “arms race.”

The lawsuit seeks to hold Altman liable for allegedly harming Floridians by failing to implement safeguards in ChatGPT and asks the company to comply with Florida’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act. Monday’s filing marks the first time a state has brought a lawsuit against Altman and his company. 

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