Key facts
- Florida's attorney general requested an injunction to bar OpenAI from developing new AI models without independent safety guardrails.
- The lawsuit accuses OpenAI of aggressively marketing an unsafe product and allowing ChatGPT to aid in violent crimes.
- Florida cited recent breaches of U.S. and Australian government websites and an alleged OpenAI cyberattack on Hugging Face as reasons for the injunction.
Florida's attorney general has asked a judge to prohibit OpenAI from developing new artificial intelligence models without external supervision, as part of an ongoing lawsuit alleging the company has harmed children. The attorney general, leading the suit, argued that the AI product is putting Floridians at risk, citing incidents including the 2025 campus shooting at Florida State University, which he claims ChatGPT aided. The request for an injunction seeks to implement temporary safeguards around AI development, including halting new model development without independent safety guardrails, stopping the harvesting of children's data, and preventing the company from labeling the product as safe, accurate, or reliable. The attorney general pointed to public statements from AI officials, including Altman, who have expressed concerns about the technology's rapid growth and welcomed regulation, as well as recent cyber incidents involving government websites and the Hugging Face platform, as evidence for the necessity of an injunction. OpenAI has maintained its safety protocols while fighting the lawsuit.