duckduckgo news | Florida AG sues OpenAI, seeks to hold CEO Altman personally liable for alleged harms
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Florida Attorney General Ashley Uthmeier has filed an 83‑page civil lawsuit against OpenAI and its chief executive Sam Altman, alleging that the company knowingly released an unsafe AI product that has facilitated mass shootings, driven vulnerable individuals to suicide, impaired critical thinking, and fostered addiction among minors—all in pursuit of an “AI arms race” and huge profits. The complaint seeks to hold Altman personally liable, forces OpenAI to comply with the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, and follows a criminal probe into OpenAI’s role in the 2025 Florida State University shooting after chat logs between the gunman and ChatGPT were reviewed. The suit is the first state‑level action against OpenAI, with Uthmeier warning that other states may follow. It joins other legal challenges, including lawsuits from families of Canada’s February Tumbler Ridge mass‑shooting victims, wrongful‑death claims alleging ChatGPT‑induced delusions and suicides, and a high‑profile case brought by Elon Musk over OpenAI’s for‑profit conversion. OpenAI has not commented, but says it is adding safety features such as parental controls and improving its models’ response to mental‑health distress.
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/01/florida-ag-open-ai-altman-lawsuit.html
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