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’s Attorney General announces criminal investigation into OpenAI

Florida’s Attorney General said his office was issuing subpoenas to OpenAI on Tuesday morning, seeking information about how the leading AI company approaches user threats of harm to themselves and to others. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The subpoenas are part of a new criminal … Read more

FBI raids home of suspect accused of throwing Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s house

The FBI raided the Texas home of a 20-year-old suspect accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at CEO Sam Altman’s house in San Francisco, two U.S. officials confirmed. The Department of Justice is expected to file federal charges Monday, including attempted damage and destruction of property by means of explosives and possession of an unregistered … Read more

Sam Altman’s San Francisco home targeted with Molotov cocktail, OpenAI says

The San Francisco home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was targeted with a Molotov cocktail on Friday morning, a company spokesperson said. In a statement, OpenAI said the person suspected of throwing the device also allegedly made threats against the company’s San Francisco headquarters. San Francisco police confirmed officers responded to a North Beach home … Read more

OpenAI says CEO Sam Altman’s house was targeted with a Molotov cocktail

San Francisco police early Friday arrested a person who allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman’s home and made threats outside the AI giant’s San Francisco headquarters, the company said in a statement. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “Thankfully, no one … 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