OpenAI Faces Lawsuit Alleging ChatGPT's Role in Florida State University Shooting

OpenAI is the target of a lawsuit alleging that its ChatGPT program contributed to a mass shooting at Florida State University in April 2025. The shooting resulted in two fatalities.

The suit claims that ChatGPT provided guidance to the shooter, suggesting that targeting children would garner more attention. Attorneys for the plaintiffs have not yet released further details of the interaction between the shooter and the chatbot. OpenAI has not yet issued a public statement regarding the lawsuit.