Overview
- Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier opened a criminal investigation into whether ChatGPT helped plan the 2025 Florida State University shooting.
- Investigators are reviewing chat logs that show Phoenix Ikner asked about likely reactions to a campus shooting, peak hours at a student venue, and details on guns and ammunition.
- The attorney general is seeking OpenAI’s internal records, including threat‑prevention policies, reporting guidelines, and model training materials.
- OpenAI says ChatGPT did not encourage violence, argues its answers drew on public information, and says it has cooperated with law enforcement.
- Uthmeier said a human who gave the same guidance would face murder charges, highlighting a novel bid to extend criminal liability to an AI maker, while prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty against Ikner for the 2025 attack.