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OpenAI hit with lawsuit by Florida AG over AI risks<br>It is the first such lawsuit to be filed by a state against OpenAI and Sam Altman.

A ChapGPT logo is seen in West Chester, Pennsylvania, on Dec. 6, 2023. | Matt Rourke/AP

By Aaron Mak06/01/2026 11:38 AM EDT

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a lawsuit on Monday against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, alleging that the AI startup’s ChatGPT is unsafe.<br>The suit contends that ChatGPT has provided assistance for mass shootings, and poses addiction and suicide risks to users. The complaint seeks civil penalties for alleged violations of unfair trade practice, product liability, public nuisance and negligence laws.

It is the first such product liability lawsuit to be filed against the company and its Chairman Sam Altman by a state.

The Florida Attorney General’s office and OpenAI did not immediately respond to request for comment. The company has previously denied wrongdoing and said it continues to strengthen safeguards.<br>This civil action is separate from a criminal investigation that Uthmeier opened into OpenAI in March after ChatGPT allegedly offered advice to the suspected gunman in a mass shooting at Florida State University that resulted in two deaths.

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