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Florida sues OpenAI and Sam Altman, alleging they hid ChatGPT’s risks

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Source: PBS NewsHour (AP)

Florida filed a civil suit against OpenAI and chief executive Sam Altman under its unfair and deceptive trade practices law, alleging they ignored internal and external safety warnings, concealed known risks, collected data from minors without meaningful parental oversight and presented ChatGPT as safe while it caused harm.

Why it matters

A US state is suing OpenAI over ChatGPT’s safety under consumer-protection law, and the suit names Sam Altman personally.

When
1 Jun 2026
ID
WTA-N-2026-0211
Where
Florida
Who
Florida Attorney General, OpenAI; James Uthmeier, Sam Altman
Authority
Florida Attorney General
Target
OpenAI; Sam Altman
Action
civil suit
Status
open · Enforcement ledger

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from PBS NewsHour (AP). We could not open the primary document, so it is marked Reported. Checked against the source on 10 Oct 2026.

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WTA-N-2026-0211: “Florida sues OpenAI and Sam Altman, alleging they hid ChatGPT’s risks.” wheresthe.ai, 1 Jun 2026. https://wheresthe.ai/d/us-fl-sues-openai-altman-2026-06/ (source: PBS NewsHour (AP)).

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