Lawsuit against OpenAI details ChatGPT’s alleged role in FSU shooting: “They planned this shooting together”

The family of one of the victims in last year’s deadly mass shooting at Florida State University accused ChatGPT developer OpenAI of enabling the suspect leading up to the attack. The suspect, 21-year-old Phoenix Ikner, has pleaded not guilty to murder and attempted murder charges in the 2025 shooting, which is expected to go to … Read more

Lawsuit says ChatGPT told FSU shooter that targeting children would bring more attention

OpenAI is being sued by the family of a victim killed in the April 2025 mass shooting at Florida State University that left two people dead. The lawsuit alleges that OpenAI’s ChatGPT enabled the attack. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Vandana Joshi, the widow of … Read more

Florida opens criminal investigation into OpenAI over ChatGPT’s alleged role in FSU shooting

Florida’s attorney general announced Tuesday that his office has launched a criminal investigation into OpenAI after reviewing conversation logs between its generative AI chatbot, ChatGPT, and a Florida State University student accused of killing two people and wounding several others after opening fire on campus last April. “My prosecutors have looked at this and they’ve … Read more

Florida officials investigate ChatGPT, OpenAI over alleged role in FSU shooting

Florida officials are opening an investigation into OpenAI and ChatGPT, its popular chatbot product, in part concerning its alleged assistance in helping plan a mass shooting at Florida State University last year. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. James Uthmeier, the state’s attorney general, announced the … Read more