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Florida AG debuts investigation into OpenAI over shooting that allegedly involved ChatGPT
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Florida’s attorney general, James Uthmeier, announced Thursday that his office planned to investigate OpenAI over the alleged role of ChatGPT in a deadly shooting last year.
Key facts
- In April 2025, a gunman opened fire on Florida State University’s campus, killing two and injuring five
- For example, Stein-Erik Soelberg, a man with a history of mental health issues, had regularly communicated with ChatGPT before he killed his mother and then himself last year, according to a Wall
- When reached for comment by TechCrunch, an OpenAI spokesperson provided the following statement: “Each week, more than 900 million people use ChatGPT to improve their daily lives through uses such
- AI should advance mankind, not destroy it,” Uthmeier said posted to X
Summary
In April 2025, a gunman opened fire on Florida State University’s campus, killing two and injuring five. “AI should advance mankind, not destroy it,” Uthmeier said posted to X. ChatGPT has been linked to a growing number of deaths and violent incidents — including murders, suicides, and shootings — and has added to worries over the advent of what psychologists call “AI psychosis,” delusions that are reinforced, encouraged, or deepened by communications with chatbots. For example, Stein-Erik Soelberg, a man with a history of mental health issues, had regularly communicated with ChatGPT before he killed his mother and then himself last year, according to a Wall Street Journal investigation.