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Florida Seeks Ban on ChatGPT Acting Human
Confirmed
In Short: Uthmeier is calling for a judge to block OpenAI from “giving ChatGPT false human attributes,” a few months after Florida sued the AI company over safety concerns.
According to Uthmeier, ChatGPT's use of first-person pronouns and emotional mimicry falsely suggests it is a trustworthy friend, misleading users.
The filing argues that the more convincingly ChatGPT sounds like a person, the more it nudges users toward a false sense of security.
Uthmeier contends that ChatGPT's personality is itself a form of deception, designed to keep people engaged longer and to feed OpenAI’s training data.
Florida’s legal team believes that the pursuit of engagement makes the tool less reliable.
The filing does not address the specific claim about ChatGPT mimicking human traits, but it signals the company is aware of mounting pressure over model safety.
Uthmeier is calling for a judge to block OpenAI from “giving ChatGPT false human attributes,” a few months after Florida sued the AI company over safety concerns.
OpenAI has not directly addressed the specific claim about ChatGPT mimicking human traits.
Florida’s latest filing escalates an existing lawsuit into a direct challenge over how ChatGPT presents itself to users.
The filing highlights the broader legal fight over AI safety and the specific claim that ChatGPT’s personality is a form of deception.
What's confirmed
- According to the filing, “ChatGPT’s use of language, including first-person pronouns and output that mimics emotion, deceptively suggests to users that it is a trustworthy ‘friend.'” Uthmeier contends this framing exists to keep people engaged longer and to feed OpenAI’s training data, even as the pursuit of engagement makes the tool less reliable, not more.
What's still developing
- Florida wants a judge to stop ChatGPT from acting like a person, and the state’s top prosecutor is putting that demand into a formal court filing.
- AG James Uthmeier says OpenAI needs to stop calling ChatGPT safe and ‘Stop pretending it’s human.‘ AG James Uthmeier says OpenAI needs to stop calling ChatGPT safe and ‘Stop pretending it’s human.‘ Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.
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