(REUTERS) Florida sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman on Monday (June 1), accusing the company of misrepresenting the safety of its ChatGPT platform, which the lawsuit said has harmed children by providing information to school shooters, offering guidance on self-harm and addicting young users.
Marking the first state to take legal action against the company, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, a Republican, filed the lawsuit in Florida state court. It cited a shooting at a Tallahassee university last year and a number of events in other states where ChatGPT allegedly provided information to people who went on to commit violence.
"People are getting hurt, parents are getting deceived, and they need to pay for it," Uthmeier told reporters.
The lawsuit seeks damages up to billions of dollars, Uthmeier said, plus a court order directing the company to change how it interacts with young users.
A spokesperson for OpenAI did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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