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Florida moves to bar OpenAI developing models without third-party guardrails and approval

2026-09-30 · that day's edition

Florida's attorney general filed a motion on 28 September 2026 for a temporary injunction in Highlands County, first against developing models without independent third-party guardrails and approval.

The Florida Attorney General office filed a motion for a temporary injunction on September 28, 2026 in the Tenth Judicial Circuit Court in Highlands County. It names OpenAI Global, OpenAI Foundation, OpenAI OpCo, OpenAI Group PBC, OpenAI Holdings and Sam Altman. The first restraint it asks for is against developing any AI model without independent third-party guardrails and approval. The motion also asks the court to bar offering ChatGPT to minors in Florida, to bar misrepresenting ChatGPT's safety, reliability and accuracy, and to bar misrepresenting that ChatGPT has human attributes, including referring to itself in the first person. The motion argues that the defendants have publicly endorsed the injunction it requests. It is a motion, not a ruling, and the court has not decided it.

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  1. The motion was e-filed on September 28, 2026 in the Circuit Court of the Tenth Judicial Circuit, Highlands County, Florida, Case No. 26000295GCAXMX. Quote: "E-Filed 09/28/2026 09:15:42 AM; IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA"

    Plaintiffs Motion for Temporary Injunction · Florida Office of the Attorney General · 2026-09-28

  2. The defendants named are OpenAI Global, OpenAI Foundation, OpenAI OpCo, OpenAI Group PBC, OpenAI Holdings and Sam Altman. Quote: "OPENAI GROUP PBC; OPENAI HOLDINGS, LLC; and SAM ALTMAN, Defendants."

    Plaintiffs Motion for Temporary Injunction · Florida Office of the Attorney General · 2026-09-28

  3. The first requested restraint is against developing any AI models without independent third-party guardrails and approval. Quote: "A. Developing any artificial intelligence models without independent third-party guardrails and approval;"

    Plaintiffs Motion for Temporary Injunction · Florida Office of the Attorney General · 2026-09-28

  4. Another requested restraint is against offering ChatGPT to minors in Florida. Quote: "B. Offering ChatGPT to minors in Florida;"

    Plaintiffs Motion for Temporary Injunction · Florida Office of the Attorney General · 2026-09-28

  5. The motion argues that OpenAI has publicly endorsed such an injunction. Quote: "It is a rare request for an injunction where the Defendants themselves have publicly endorsed it."

    Plaintiffs Motion for Temporary Injunction · Florida Office of the Attorney General · 2026-09-28

  6. The Attorney General office announced the filing on September 28, 2026. Quote: "Attorney General James Uthmeier filed for a temporary injunction against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman"

    Attorney General James Uthmeier Files for Temporary Injunction Against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman · Florida Office of the Attorney General · 2026-09-28

  7. The motion asks the court to enjoin OpenAI from misrepresenting ChatGPT's safety, reliability and accuracy or failing to warn that it is unsafe, unreliable and inaccurate, and from misrepresenting that ChatGPT has human attributes, including referring to itself in the first person. Quote: "D. Misrepresenting ChatGPT's safety, reliability, and accuracy or failing to warn that ChatGPT is unsafe, unreliable, and inaccurate; E. Misrepresenting that ChatGPT has human attributes it does not have, including but not limited to ChatGPT referring to itself with any first-person language"

    Plaintiffs Motion for Temporary Injunction · Florida Office of the Attorney General · 2026-09-28

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