Florida AG files lawsuit against OpenAI, CEO Sam Altman for deceptive practices

throwa356262

"The civil complaint alleges that OpenAI and Altman prioritized speed to market and commercial gain over user safety, disregarded repeated warnings from experts both inside and outside the company, and deployed a product that facilitates and encourages harm—including self-harm and violence—while falsely assuring users it was safe. " Somebody think of the children!! Raise your hand if you belive Attorney General James Uthmeier recently received a free Tesla.

amilios

This feels... excessive. If you wanna regulate AI then regulate AI. This is what Congress is for no? Just seems like a weird way to go about this.

Planktonne

> alleging that the company knowingly released and aggressively marketed ChatGPT to the public—including to children—while concealing serious risks, suppressing internal safety warnings, and deceiving Floridians about the true nature and dangers of the product. You can argue about whether a lawsuit is how this should be handled, but these are all easily-supported allegations.

Hnrobert42

See also: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48358667

lofaszvanitt

ANother fake lawsuit to pump up the price and make the company seem reliable and stable before the IPO?

treetalker

The ulterior motive may well be getting access to, well, everyone's LLM conversations through the discovery process.