Florida AG requests emergency order to stop OpenAI model development
News AI Florida AG requests emergency order to stop OpenAI model development The state sued OpenAI this past June. Uthmeier's office first sued OpenAI in June, after launching a criminal investigation into the company this past April in the aftermath of the 2025 mass shooting at Florida State University. The suspect in that case allegedly used ChatGPT in the lead up to the shooting.
- ▪News AI Florida AG requests emergency order to stop OpenAI model development The state sued OpenAI this past June.
- ▪Uthmeier's office first sued OpenAI in June, after launching a criminal investigation into the company this past April in the aftermath of the 2025 mass shooting at Florida State University.
- ▪The suspect in that case allegedly used ChatGPT in the lead up to the shooting.
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| Publication time | Mon, 28 Sep 2026 17:11:33 +0000 |
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News AI Florida AG requests emergency order to stop OpenAI model development The state sued OpenAI this past June. By Igor Bonifacic Sept. 28, 2026 1:11 pm EST Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover In a motion filed on Monday, the Florida attorney general James Uthmeier requested that a state court prevent OpenAI from training new models without independent oversight, and that it cut minors off from ChatGPT. Uthmeier's office first sued OpenAI in June, after launching a criminal investigation into the company this past April in the aftermath of the 2025 mass shooting at Florida State University. The suspect in that case allegedly used ChatGPT in the lead up to the shooting.
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