Florida asks court to bar OpenAI from developing new models as part of child harm lawsuit


FILE PHOTO: An OpenAI logo is displayed at Moscone Center during the Dreamforce 2026 technology summit in San Francisco, California, US, September 17, 2026. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

Sept 28 (Reuters) - ⁠Florida’s attorney general asked ⁠a judge on Monday to ‌bar OpenAI from developing new artificial intelligence models without outside oversight as ​part of its lawsuit ⁠accusing the company ⁠of harming children.

Florida sued OpenAI ⁠in June ‌accusing the company of misrepresenting the ⁠safety of its ChatGPT platform, saying ​it ‌has harmed children by providing ⁠information to ​school shooters, offering guidance on self-harm and addicting young ⁠users.

Florida Attorney General James ​Uthmeier in Monday's filing also asked the court to order OpenAI ⁠to keep minors off of ChatGPT and bar the company from giving its chat platform “human ​attributes.”

A spokesperson for ⁠OpenAI did not immediately respond ​to a request ‌for comment.

(Reporting by ​Diana Novak JonesEditing by Nick Zieminski and Alexia Garamfalvi)

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