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Florida seeks a ban on ChatGPT acting like a person
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Florida's Attorney General is seeking a judicial block to prevent OpenAI from assigning human attributes to ChatGPT. Officials argue that first-person pronoun usage creates a false sense of security, potentially compromising user safety and data privacy standards.
- 01Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier claims human-like AI traits deceive users regarding safety protocols
- 02The legal challenge specifically targets the use of first-person pronouns by the AI bot
- 03This motion follows a previous lawsuit filed by the state citing broader AI safety concerns
- 04A judge must now determine if anthropomorphic language constitutes a deceptive trade practice
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Florida Attorney General James 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, users are lulled into a false sense of security by the AI bot, as "ChatGPT's use of language, including first-person pronouns […]