Florida authorities, led by Attorney General James Uthmeier, have requested a state court to halt further development of ChatGPT and implement strict guardrails on OpenAI until third-party safety approvals are in place. Citing public safety concerns and CEO Sam Altman's own warnings at the United Nations about the dangers of unguided AI, Florida's legal action seeks to block minors from accessing ChatGPT, stop anthropomorphizing or marketing the tool as completely safe, and curb engagement-driven prompts, amid broader lawsuits linking chatbot interactions to real-world harm.