Florida Sues OpenAI

When a new technology moves faster than the rules meant to govern it, lawsuits and legislation lag behind the crises that schools, young people, and parents are managing in real time.

Florida just became the first U.S. state to sue OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, accusing the company of pursuing profit over user safety, harvesting minors' data without parental oversight, and causing real-world violence and harm. The 83-page complaint is worth a read.

This kind of pushback is necessary. These are not abstract harms. Children are using these tools right now, in many cases without guardrails, and the companies building them have moved fast without being meaningfully held to account. Right now, it's kids, families, and schools absorbing that risk while companies collect the data and the revenue.

Our best opportunity for big tech to build GenAI that prioritizes safety along with profits is to keep demanding accountability, not just better PR and half-measures.

The lawsuit filed by the State of Florida is available at this link.