Overview
- Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Thursday an investigation into OpenAI with subpoenas forthcoming, citing child safety, national security, and the alleged use of ChatGPT in the 2025 FSU attack.
- Court filings list hundreds of ChatGPT exchanges, and NBC reviewed messages on suicide, firearms, and FSU student union crowd times that prosecutors say will feature at trial later this year.
- Attorneys for Robert Morales’ family plan a wrongful-death and products-liability lawsuit by late April, alleging the suspect was in constant contact with ChatGPT and received advice on carrying out the shooting.
- OpenAI says it identified an account tied to the suspect in April 2025, reported it to law enforcement, and will cooperate with the Florida inquiry.
- The case is also fueling policy efforts, as Rep. Jimmy Patronis points to the alleged chats to push changes to Section 230, the federal law that shields platforms from most liability for user content.