Florida has filed a legal motion invoking extinction fears in an attempt to halt OpenAI's development. The state warns that an AI agent could “compromise a water supply or shut down a power grid.” OpenAI has not yet responded to Ars Technica's request for comment on the injunction.\n\nThe motion reiterates earlier claims from Florida's June lawsuit, including false advertising about AI being “safe, accurate, or reliable,” risks to children, and concerns over AI soliciting engagement with leading questions. Florida's filing focuses on “misalignment” risk, citing sci-fi-like examples such as an AI “concluding that killing a cancer patient also kills cancer.”\n\nHowever, an injunction against OpenAI alone would not halt development at competitors, nor affect existing public models.

The motion also overlooks the real danger of humans intentionally misusing AI.\n\nRegardless of the motion's legal efficacy, it demonstrates how the legal and policy mood around AI has shifted, as governments begin taking warnings from AI safety researchers seriously.