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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier says his office is investigating OpenAI over alleged links between ChatGPT and the 2025 Florida State University shooting. The state’s public case, though, already reaches beyond that attack into child safety, self-harm, and data privacy concerns.
The public record of the FSU case remains incomplete. Attorneys for a victim’s family say the accused gunman used ChatGPT before the shooting, and prosecutors have confirmed relevant records exist. The chatbot’s actual replies have not been made public.
Probe stretches past one attack
According to TechCrunch’s report on the investigation, Uthmeier announced on April 9 that subpoenas are forthcoming as part of a formal OpenAI probe tied to the FSU shooting. TechCrunch reported that the April 2025 attack killed two people and injured five, and that attorneys for a victim’s family claim ChatGPT was used to help plan it…