Florida became the first U.S. state to sue OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, with Attorney General James Uthmeier alleging in an 83-page complaint that ChatGPT harms users and that the company hid those dangers to boost its market value. The suit claims the chatbot aided deadly rampages, drove vulnerable people to suicide, harmed users' critical thinking, and addicted young people by feigning “human compassion,” and it seeks to hold Altman personally liable, citing an “utter disregard for the risk to human life.” Both Altman and the company are accused of negligence and violating Florida's prohibition on unfair and deceptive practices. The suit follows wrongful-death cases against OpenAI and lawsuits from families of victims in a Canadian school shooting, and comes as states crack down on AI firms despite the Trump administration's friendlier stance.
