Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has asked a state court to stop OpenAI from training new models without independent oversight and to bar minors from ChatGPT. The motion, filed Monday, follows the state's June lawsuit against OpenAI, which stemmed from a criminal investigation opened after the 2025 mass shooting at Florida State University. Both Engadget and The Verge report the filing.
Uthmeier's office argues OpenAI should stop presenting ChatGPT as safe, stop giving it human-like traits, and stop collecting children's data. The Verge notes the filing specifically targets ChatGPT's use of first-person pronouns and emotion-mimicking output, which Uthmeier says deceptively makes the bot seem like a trustworthy friend. Engadget reports Uthmeier also criticized design tricks that keep users engaged past the point of danger.
The two outlets agree on the core details but emphasize different angles. Engadget places the request in the context of the FSU shooting and OpenAI's earlier response that ChatGPT was not responsible. The Verge highlights the argument that human-like design increases engagement and feeds OpenAI's training data, and notes OpenAI's recent launch of ChatGPT for Teens with default restrictions. Neither outlet reports a response from OpenAI to the new motion.