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Florida filed a legal action seeking to halt OpenAI's development, arguing large language models threaten civilization, and its attorney general asked a judge to block ChatGPT from being given false human attributes.
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The Florida attorney general asked for an emergency order to halt development of an OpenAI model, following a summer lawsuit that allegedly connected ChatGPT to a mass shooting.
Why it matters: A state regulator is seeking to stop work on an AI model through a court order.
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Florida seeks to halt OpenAI development and block human-like ChatGPT
Florida seeks a ban on ChatGPT acting like a person
The Verge AI · 28 Sept 2026, 17:00
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“This follows a lawsuit from this summer where ChatGPT was allegedly connected to a mass shooting.”
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