Uthmeier wants penalties for corporations with AI chatbots that contribute to crimes

By: Mitch Perry

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: September 8, 2026

Words: 433

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier called Tuesday for legislation imposing criminal penalties for corporations running chatbots that engage in criminal activity.

Acknowledging you “can’t lock up a company behind bars,” the AG said in Tampa on Tuesday that his office is looking into the extent of involvement of corporate executives in chatbot behavior.

“What designs? What intentionality was there? How aware were they of the behaviors of the crimes that took place? How …

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