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| Chatbot under criminal investigation in connection with mass shooting at Florida State University |
| 2026-04-22 |
| [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Florida prosecutors are expanding their investigation into OpenAI after its ChatGPT tool allegedly gave advice to the gunman behind the mass shooting at Florida State University last year. State Attorney General James Uthmeier announced in a press conference on Tuesday that his office was issuing subpoenas to the company after the alleged shooter, Phoenix Ikner, was given 'significant advice' by their chatbot. Ikner consulted with ChatGPT about the kind of firearm to use and questions about ammunition, as well as whether or not a type of gun would be useful at short range, according to Uthmeier. The attorney general added that the chatbot also advised the alleged shooter about where the largest concentration of people would be on campus and the appropriate time to commit the atrocity. 'My prosecutors have looked at this and have told me if this were a person on the other end of the screen, we would be charging them with murder,' Uthmeier said. The attorney general noted that his office is pursuing both criminal and civil investigations into OpenAI, not only in connection to the shooting but also for alleged child sex abuse material and the encouragement of self-harm. 'Just because this is a chatbot in AI does not mean that there is no criminal culpability,' Uthmeier said at the press conference. 'So, we are going to look at who knew what, designed what, or should have done what. And if it is clear that individuals knew that this type of dangerous behavior might take place, that these types of unfortunate, tragic events might take place, and nevertheless still turned to profits, still allowed this business to operate, then people need to be held accountable.' |
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