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OpenAI faces criminal probe over role of ChatGPT in shooting
Florida's Attorney General James Uthmeier has launched a criminal investigation into OpenAI, alleging its ChatGPT tool provided advice to Phoenix Ikner—suspect in a 2025 Florida State University mass shooting that killed two people—including guidance on gun selection, ammunition, and optimal times/locations to target victims. OpenAI denies ChatGPT encouraged illegal activity, stating it only shared factual, publicly available information and has cooperated with authorities; this marks the first criminal probe the company has faced over ChatGPT's role in a crime, and it also faces a separate lawsuit linked to a 2026 British Columbia mass shooting.
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