Florida Opens Criminal Probe Into ChatGPT’s Role in School Shooting

Florida officials launched a criminal probe into OpenAI after alleging ChatGPT may have helped a Florida State University shooting suspect before the attack.

Investigators said the suspect asked the chatbot about weapons, targets, and the planned assault before killing two people and injuring seven.

The attorney general has issued subpoenas as part of the inquiry, escalating scrutiny of AI companies in violent-crime cases.

The case could become an important precedent for how law enforcement holds chatbot makers accountable when their tools are linked to real-world attacks.