Florida filed a civil claim against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman on June 1, alleging the artificial intelligence (AI) company behind the popular chatbot ChatGPT has put profits over safety and has put lives at risk, state Attorney General James Uthmeier announced.
“Sam Altman and ChatGPT have chosen the AI race over the safety and security of our kids,” Uthmeier said during a press conference. “They have chosen profit over public safety and we’re not going to stand for it here in Florida. So, we are going to hold them accountable.”
Florida is the first state in the nation to sue the developer of ChatGPT over concerns that the chatbot allegedly has no protections for children or vulnerable users, saying the technology has encouraged suicides, shootings, and other crimes….