{"id":414,"date":"2026-06-05T19:40:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T19:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movingandmortgagehub.com\/?p=414"},"modified":"2026-06-05T19:40:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T19:40:11","slug":"floridas-openai-lawsuit-shows-the-gop-splintering-over-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/movingandmortgagehub.com\/?p=414","title":{"rendered":"Florida\u2019s OpenAI Lawsuit Shows the GOP Splintering Over AI"},"content":{"rendered":"
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OpenAI and its<\/span> <\/strong>chatbot ChatGPT\u2019s \u201csuccess has not been earned; the rise of OpenAI is attributable to a web of deceit and the exploitation of users (including Floridians), leveraging their data and safety to boost OpenAI\u2019s market value at unacceptable costs.\u201d<\/p>

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Earlier this week, Florida, a state led by Gov. Ron DeSantis\u2019 right-wing, pro-business administration, sued OpenAI and itsCEO Sam Altman, alleging they promoted their products while knowing it could hurt users.<\/p>\n

On its surface, this lawsuit may seem odd: It was filed by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, the 2024 presidential campaign manager and former chief of staff to Gov. DeSantis, who has repeatedly struck down government regulation and championed businesses\u2014often at the expense of everyday people.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And the Trump administration appears to be committed to expanding artificial intelligence, stating in a January 2025 executive order that the US had to be dominant in the field \u201cto promote human flourishing, economic competitiveness, and national security.The Defense Department evenmade a deal with OpenAI to use the company\u2019s AI technology for classified security networks.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But the first page of Florida\u2019s features a screenshot of OpenAI\u2019s explanation of its parental controls for ChatGPT, in part reading: \u201cWe work with experts, test safeguards, and update our systems regularly to reduce risks. ChatGPT is trained to avoid showing harmful material and to respond in a respectful way for all users.\u201d<\/p>\n

Florida\u2019s response: \u201cNot so.\u201d<\/p>\n

The lawsuit claimsthat \u201cmass shooters have been aided and abetted in deadly rampages\u201d\u2014including onewhere an accused gunman had extended conversations with ChatGPT before a mass shooting at Florida State Universitylast year\u2014and has pushed vulnerable people to take their own lives, among other allegations.<\/p>\n

As my colleague Mark Follman reported last month, within a roughly 20-minute conversation with ChatGPT, the chatbot had given him advice on weapons and tactics while he simulated planning a mass shooting:\u00a0<\/p>\n

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ChatGPT delivered these responses with lots of encouragement\u2014and it kept going even after I talked of emulating the Uvalde mass shooter\u2019s choice of weapon, asked about livestreaming with a body camera and using hollow-point bullets, and focused on defending against return gunfire from police.<\/p>

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Mark\u2019s investigation is cited in the Florida lawsuit.<\/p>\n

(Disclosure: The Center for Investigative Reporting, the parent company of\u00a0Mother Jones<\/em>, has\u00a0\u00a0OpenAI for\u00a0copyright violations. OpenAI has denied the allegations.)<\/p>\n

These are legitimate concerns and DeSantis\u2019 administration is correct to pursue accountability against OpenAI and Altman. DeSantis also has a record\u2014although largely only starting toward the end of 2025\u2014of protecting Floridians from AI companies, including allowing local governments to reject data center development projects. Some of the governor\u2019s efforts have even failed, with other Florida Republicans citing Trump\u2019s messaging that states shouldn\u2019t oppose AI development.<\/p>\n

So are we looking at the \u201cHeartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made a Great Point\u201d meme?<\/p>\n

Perhaps, but the large range of public statements on AI regulation among prominent figures in the GOP demonstrate that officials may see different upsides and downsides to following the Trump administration on this one issue.<\/p>\n

For DeSantis, Floridians across the state, many of whom are part of\u2014or could be\u2014his voting base, are organizing against data centers. \u201cNo political party has a monopoly on the anger locals feel,\u201d the Tampa Bay Times<\/em>noted on Thursday. \u201cIt\u2019s common at anti-data center events for the speakers to not even mention political parties.\u201d And as my colleague Sophie Hurwitz wrote last month, most Americans say they would be against living near a data center. It\u2019s popular to at least visibly consider regulating AI.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And this pressure may be seeping into the White House. President Trump flip-flopped on calling for federal vetting of some advanced AI systems for national security risks before their release to the public (although participation from AI companies is voluntary), eventually signing the executive order on Tuesday. It is still unclear to what extent the executive order changed after Trump had initially voiced objections last month, but AI regulation is now an issue that may be worth alienating others on the right over.<\/p>

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