ChatGPT advised a Florida man on how to perpetrate an attack at a university which left two dead
Florida has launched a criminal probe into OpenAI and ChatGPT over a shooting spree at Florida State University, which the perpetrator planned with the help of the AI chatbot.
The incident occurred in April 2025, when the suspect allegedly killed two and injured six people. He was subsequently injured in a shootout with the police and taken into custody. The gunman, who turned out to be the son of a deputy sheriff, was charged with multiple counts of murder and attempted murder.
The US state is now probing ChatGPT’s role in the attack and seeks to determine whether “OpenAI bears criminal responsibility” for the chatbot’s actions, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced on Tuesday.
“The chatbot advised the shooter on what type of gun to use, on which ammo went with which gun, and on whether or not a gun would be useful at short range,” Uthmeier told a press briefing.
“If it was a person on the other end of that screen, we would be charging them with murder,” he added.
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