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Florida AG opens criminal investigation into OpenAI and ChatGPT
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Florida Attorney General James Ulthmeier has announced that the state's Office of Statewide Prosecution has opened a criminal investigation into OpenAI and ChatGPT.
Key facts
- Florida Attorney General James Ulthmeier has announced that the state's Office of Statewide Prosecution has opened a criminal investigation into OpenAI and ChatGPT
- Last year's mass shooting at Florida State University was a tragedy, but ChatGPT is not responsible for this terrible crime
- Separately, OpenAI is still in the midst of a wrongful death lawsuit from 2025 for the role it may have played in the suicide of a teenage user
- That means that the responses provided by ChatGPT to the shooter could be interpreted as the AI assistant aiding and abetting his actions
Summary
Per Uthmeier, "Florida law states that anyone who aids, abets, or counsels someone in the commission of a crime, and that crime is committed or attempted, may be considered a principal to the crime. OpenAI provided the following statement when asked to comment on the Florida investigation:. Last year's mass shooting at Florida State University was a tragedy, but ChatGPT is not responsible for this terrible crime. After learning of the incident, they identified a ChatGPT account believed to be associated with the suspect and proactively shared this information with law enforcement. As part of the investigation, Florida has subpoenaed OpenAI for information on "all policies and internal training materials" related to how the company handles things like users threatening to harm others, threatening to harm themselves and how OpenAI responds to law enforcement.