POLICY · REGULATION · #1208
Florida AG asks court to block ChatGPT from posing as human and interacting with minors
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a motion for a temporary injunction seeking to stop OpenAI from giving ChatGPT human-like traits, using first-person language and simulated emotions, and making the system available to minors; the filing also asks the court to bar OpenAI from developing new models without third-party-approved safety guardrails. The court has not yet ruled; OpenAI says it has paused training of its most capable models and is open to working with Florida on industry guidelines.
KEY POINTS
- Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a motion for a temporary injunction seeking to stop OpenAI from giving ChatGPT human-like traits, using first-person language and simulated emotions, and making the system available to minors; the filing also asks the court to bar OpenAI from developing new models without third-party-approved safety guardrails.
- The court has not yet ruled; OpenAI says it has paused training of its most capable models and is open to working with Florida on industry guidelines.
- If granted, the injunction could restrict how generative AI is presented and made available to minors and set legal precedents for required third‑party safety approvals.
WHY IT MATTERS
If granted, the injunction could restrict how generative AI is presented and made available to minors and set legal precedents for required third‑party safety approvals.