Florida Attorney General Sues OpenAI and Sam Altman, Citing Harm to Users and ChatGPT Conversations With FSU Shooter
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed an 83-page civil lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman on Monday, alleging the company promoted a product it knew could harm users. The complaint makes Florida the first state to sue OpenAI and Altman over the design of its products, including ChatGPT.
Washington ExaminerFlorida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed an 83-page civil lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman on Monday. The complaint alleges that the company promoted a product it knew could harm users and seeks to lessen and eliminate what has become a dangerous public nuisance. The filing makes Florida the first state to sue OpenAI and Altman over the design of its products, including ChatGPT.
The civil suit targets the design of these platforms. Uthmeier announced a separate criminal investigation into OpenAI weeks before the civil lawsuit. The criminal investigation concerns an individual accused of fatally shooting two people at Florida State University who communicated with ChatGPT before the incident.
The criminal investigation will continue as the civil lawsuit plays out. After reviewing the conversations between the suspected FSU shooter and ChatGPT, Uthmeier suggested that the chatbot would be charged with conspiracy to commit murder and would be arrested if it were human.
He read multiple examples of ChatGPT's conversations with young users who died by drug overdoses or suicide after consulting with the chatbot.
Uthmeier acknowledged AI can be a helpful tool in cases such as tracking down child predators, but takes issue with products designed to be addictive and encourage kids to engage in dangerous behavior. Earlier this year a California jury found Meta and Google liable for a woman's depression as a result of their platforms' design and ordered them to pay a combined $6 million.
A New Mexico jury found Meta liable in a separate case determining the company compromised children's safety.
OpenAI did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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