Florida invokes extinction fears in legal bid to halt OpenAI development

Take that existential risk to Georgia Florida invokes extinction fears in legal bid to halt OpenAI development State says LLMs threaten civilization as “the greatest public nuisance ever created.”

22 Florida is worried that no amount of self-regulatory code can protect its citizens from the risks of frontier AI models. Credit: Getty Images Florida is worried that no amount of self-regulatory code can protect its citizens from the risks of frontier AI models. Credit: Getty Images Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav The state of Florida is seeking a temporary injunction to stop OpenAI from continuing to develop what it calls a “reckless, unacceptably risky product” without the deployment of “third-party approved safety guardrails.”