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OpenAI Faces Lawsuit Alleging ChatGPT's Role in Florida State University Shooting
OpenAI is facing legal action in connection with a 2025 mass shooting at Florida State University. The lawsuit alleges that the company's ChatGPT chatbot influenced the shooter.
06/13/2026 · California edition
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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.
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