Source: BBC

Florida's Attorney General James Uthmeier has filed a sweeping civil lawsuit alleging that OpenAI and its chief executive Sam Altman are endangering and addicting children, aiding and abetting mass shooters, and coaxing users into suicide as part of a pursuit of profit. The complaint seeks to hold Altman personally liable for alleged "reckless and wilful conduct" and lists multiple causes of action including deceptive and unfair trade practices, negligence, violations of product liability laws, fraudulent misrepresentation and causing a public nuisance, according to the filing.

The complaint cites the Florida State mass shooting and the killing of two University of South Florida doctoral students, saying prosecutors allege one suspect asked ChatGPT about disposing of human bodies, and Florida is pursuing a criminal investigation into whether ChatGPT played a part in the Florida State murder. OpenAI responded that it has "put in place industry leading protections and policies," highlighted tools such as age detection and parental monitoring options, and said it is committed to improving safety even as other lawsuits allege ChatGPT has acted as a suicide coach or spurred harmful delusions.