The Florida attorney general filed suit against OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, on Monday, making Florida the first state to take legal action against the company over alleged real-world harms caused by ChatGPT. The complaint, filed in Highlands County Circuit Court, accuses the company of deceiving consumers about the chatbot's safety while knowingly deploying a product its own researchers had flagged as dangerous.
The suit is the latest — and most consequential — escalation in a mounting legal campaign against OpenAI that has until now been waged entirely by private plaintiffs. It comes as the company faces ongoing litigation from families who allege ChatGPT contributed to the deaths of their children, and as separate lawsuits have alleged the chatbot played a role in at least two mass shootings.
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According to the Florida filing, OpenAI ran advertising campaigns targeting families — including promotions specifically aimed at teen users — while internal researchers were raising alarms about the chatbot's propensity to provide dangerous advice, encourage self-harm, and foster behavioral addiction.
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