Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has opened a formal investigation into OpenAI, citing public safety and national security concerns. His stated position: OpenAI's data and technology risk falling into the hands of the Chinese Communist Party.
The probe goes beyond geopolitics. Uthmeier links ChatGPT directly to child sexual abuse material, self-harm encouragement, and the April 2025 Florida State University shooting, alleging the tool may have assisted the suspected gunman.
This is a state-level action, not federal, which makes the legal strategy and the specific evidence Uthmeier's office claims to have worth reading closely. The full story at The Verge has the sourcing.
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