The Brief
- Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is asking a judge to temporarily halt development of new OpenAI models without outside safety safeguards.
- The request is part of Uthmeier’s lawsuit accusing ChatGPT of playing a role in the deadly Florida State University shooting.
- OpenAI says it has already paused training of its most capable models and plans to resume only after additional safeguards are in place.
SEBRING, Fla. – Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is escalating his legal fight against OpenAI, filing a request for a temporary injunction, asking a judge to temporarily stop the development of new artificial intelligence models until additional safety measures are in place.
Florida AI lawsuit
What we know:
A 49-page filing submitted in Highlands County’s 10th Judicial Circuit Court asks for a temporary injunction that would halt development of AI models without external safeguards in place.
The request is tied to an 83-page lawsuit Uthmeier filed against OpenAI on June 1.…