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Florida seeks a ban on ChatGPT acting like a person.

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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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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is asking a judge to block OpenAI from giving ChatGPT false human attributes, following an earlier Florida lawsuit against the company over safety concerns.

Why it matters: The request is part of Florida's ongoing legal action against OpenAI over safety concerns.

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Florida seeks to halt OpenAI development and block human-like ChatGPT

Florida AG requests emergency order to stop OpenAI model development
Engadget AI · 28 Sept 2026, 05:15

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“Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is calling for a judge to block OpenAI from "giving ChatGPT false human attributes," a few months after Florida sued the AI company over safety concerns.”
The Verge AI, 28 Sept 2026, 17:00.

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