Florida has become the first US state to sue OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, accusing the company of knowingly releasing and aggressively marketing ChatGPT despite what it describes as serious risks to children and the public.

The lawsuit accuses the company of failing to warn users that ChatGPT could be dangerous and instead marketing it as safe and reliable.

Florida’s seeks to hold Sam Altman personally liable, accusing OpenAI of marketing ChatGPT as safe while concealing that it could drive users toward harm.