# Florida seeks ban on ChatGPT acting like a person

https://mins.news/en/item/77424

- The Verge, 2026-09-28 17:00 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1001527/chatgpt-florida-ban-first-person-human-attributes-kids

> Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is asking a judge to stop OpenAI from giving ChatGPT what he calls false human attributes. He argues that first-person language and emotion-like outputs can deceptively make users see the bot as a trustworthy “friend,” and wants new AI models blocked without third-party-approved safety guardrails.

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