Overview
- Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Tuesday a criminal investigation into OpenAI and issued subpoenas, escalating a review that will still continue as a civil probe.
- The subpoenas seek policies and internal training materials on handling users’ threats to themselves or others and on cooperation with police from March 2024 to the present.
- The requests also ask for OpenAI’s leadership org chart and a list of all employees working on ChatGPT, with a response due by May 1, 2026, according to FOX 13 Tampa Bay.
- Uthmeier said a review of the accused shooter’s chats showed ChatGPT gave “significant advice,” including on gun type, ammo, short‑range use, timing, and where to find larger crowds, while court filings cited questions about busy hours at the FSU student union and how a shooting would be perceived.
- OpenAI previously told NBC News it builds ChatGPT to respond safely and the company did not immediately comment on Tuesday’s move, as lawyers for a victim’s family say they plan to file suit against the firm.