Florida Man Wants OpenAI to Stop New Models Until We Figure Out What the Hell Is Going On
The opening lines of the filing are pretty striking, given the current fears around AI. Defendants admit that they provide a service without fully knowing how it works. It is one that Defendants themselves concede poses an existential risk to the continued survival of humankind.
- ▪The opening lines of the filing are pretty striking, given the current fears around AI.
- ▪Defendants admit that they provide a service without fully knowing how it works.
- ▪It is one that Defendants themselves concede poses an existential risk to the continued survival of humankind.
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| Publication time | Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:35:27 +0000 |
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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has asked a court in his state to order OpenAI to pause development of new AI models without proper guardrails, given the “existential risks their product poses to human civilization—Floridians included.” The legal filing, submitted Monday, is part of a lawsuit brought in June alleging that ChatGPT is harmful to children and has been used in cases of self-harm and school shootings. The opening lines of the filing are pretty striking, given the current fears around AI. Defendants admit that they provide a service without fully knowing how it works. This is not just any service. It is one that Defendants themselves concede poses an existential risk to the continued survival of humankind.
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