Florida Sues OpenAI, Framing ChatGPT as an Unsafe Product — a Legal First
Florida has filed the first state lawsuit treating ChatGPT as a defective product rather than a platform, opening a new legal front that could reshape how AI companies think about liability.
Florida has filed suit against OpenAI, marking the first time a U.S. state has framed ChatGPT explicitly as an unsafe product — a legal theory that, if it gains traction, could fundamentally alter the liability calculus for every company shipping consumer-facing AI. As @marcopapa99 noted, this is "a serious escalation" beyond the copyright and defamation lawsuits that have dominated AI litigation so far.
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