Florida seeks court halt to OpenAI model development
Florida asks judge to block OpenAI's new AI models until safety measures are implemented.
In brief
Florida asks judge to block OpenAI's new AI models until safety measures are implemented. Florida has requested a court injunction to stop OpenAI from developing new AI models until independent safety protocols are established. Originally reported by Pymnts.
Florida attorney general moves court
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a motion for a temporary injunction against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman.
Florida lawsuit claims ChatGPT unsafe
Florida filed a lawsuit in June alleging ChatGPT is unsafe, deceptive and harmful to children.
OpenAI pauses model training
OpenAI paused training its most capable models after a security breach on Friday (Sept. 25).
Uthmeier demands safety protocols
Uthmeier called for no new model development without independent safety guardrails, no child data harvesting, and no false claims of safety or human-like quality.
“Today we asked the court for a new temporary injunction: no new model development without independent safety guardrails; no more harvesting children’s data; no more calling this product safe, accurate or reliable; no more pretending it’s human; no more tricks designed to keep users talking past the point of danger”
OpenAI responds to request
OpenAI stated it paused training and will resume only after additional safety safeguards are confirmed.
“People want to know AI is being developed safely, and that starts with what companies like ours do ourselves”
What it means
Florida has requested a court injunction to stop OpenAI from developing new AI models until independent safety protocols are established.
