# Florida Goes To Court And Asserts That OpenAI And Sam Altman Are Legally A Public Nuisance

> Source: <https://www.machinebrief.com/news/florida-goes-to-court-and-asserts-that-openai-and-sam-altman-epyw>
> Published: 2026-08-19 07:15:00+00:00

# Florida Goes To Court And Asserts That OpenAI And Sam Altman Are Legally A Public Nuisance

By Lance Eliot, ContributorSource:

[Forbes Innovation](https://www.forbes.com/innovation/)Florida filed a legal case against

[OpenAI](/glossary/openai)and Sam Altman that claims their AI is a public nuisance. This could open legal floodgates. An AI Insider analysis and scoop.Get AI news in your inbox

Daily digest of what matters in AI.