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AXIOS (Yacob Reyes) - Florida sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman over ChatGPT

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Monday sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, alleging that the company marketed ChatGPT to the public without sufficiently warning of its dangers. Why it matters: Florida is the first state to sue OpenAI, part of a growing string of lawsuits the state has filed against Big Tech companies, including Meta and Snapchat . Driving the news: The complaint argues that OpenAI ignored warnings from experts about ChatGPT, which the state says has "aided and abetted" mass shooters and encouraged vulnerable individuals toward suicide. - In doing so, the state alleges, the company acted negligently and violated Florida's prohibition on unfair and deceptive trade practices. - Among the examples of ChatGPT's…

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Sourcehttps://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2026/06/01/florida-openai-ceo-sam-altman-chatgpt
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JUSTTHENEWS (Steven Richards) - Florida sues OpenAI over claimed AI harms, including aiding mass shooters, encouraging suicide

The lawsuit follows a criminal investigation Uthmeier opened in April after prosecutors uncovered the role that ChatGPT played in the Florida State University shooting last year.

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Sourcehttps://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/florida-sues-openai-over-claimed-ai-harms-including-aiding-mass-shooters
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NYTIMES (Kashmir Hill) - Wrongful Death Lawsuits Against OpenAI Test a New Strategy

The cases seek to use consumer product safety laws to rein in chatbot companies.

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Sourcehttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/technology/chatgpt-lawsuit-wrongful-death.html
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NPR (Geoff Brumfiel) - Families sue OpenAI over Canadian mass shooter's use of ChatGPT

The lawsuit claims OpenAI was negligent for failing to report the shooter to authorities after her account was flagged for "gun violence activity and planning."

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Sourcehttps://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/nx-s1-5798896/tumbler-ridge-mass-shooting-chat-gpt-lawsuit
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NEWSNATIONNOW (Associated Press) - Family sues ChatGPT-maker OpenAI over school shooting in Canada

OpenAI has said it considered but didn’t alert police about the activities of the person who, months later, committed one of Canada's worst school shootings.

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Sourcehttps://www.newsnationnow.com/business/tech/ai/ap-family-sues-chatgpt-maker-openai-over-school-shooting-in-canada/
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