Florida Inquiry Into ChatGPT’s Role in FSU Shooting Shifts to Criminal Investigation
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced a criminal investigation into OpenAI and its chatbot ChatGPT after reviewing messages exchanged between the chatbot and a Florida State University shooting suspect.
- The messages suggested that ChatGPT provided the shooter, Phoenix Ikner, with advice related to the attack, including questions about gun power and ammunition, prompting prosecutors to consider charging the AI as if it were a person.
- The April 2023 shooting at Florida State University resulted in two deaths and six injuries; Ikner faces multiple charges and is awaiting trial.
- In addition to the criminal probe, a civil investigation into OpenAI’s potential liability remains ongoing, both initiated by the Florida Attorney General’s office earlier this month.
