August 16, 2026

Florida becomes the first state to sue OpenAI, naming Altman personally and calling ChatGPT a defective product

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Florida has sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman in what appears to be the first lawsuit by a US state against the maker of ChatGPT. The civil complaint, filed Monday in state court by Attorney General James Uthmeier, accuses OpenAI of violating product li...