Florida, June 2 -- The US state of Florida has sued AI giant OpenAI for choosing profits over safety, knowing very well that its product ChatGPT is not safe, according to an NBC report.

The state becomes the first to sue the company and its CEO, Sam Altman, over safety concerns of its offering, according to CNN.

"Sam Altman and ChatGPT have chosen the AI race over the safety and security of our kids. They have chosen profit over public safety, and we're not going to stand for it here in Florida," the CNN report quoted Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier as saying.

Uthmeier accused Altman of harming Floridians through his "reckless and willful conduct as founder and CEO of OpenAI, including his utter disregard for the risk to human ...