FSU is in the news over a 2025 shooting and AI-involved investigation tied to the campus, prompting renewed scrutiny of safety and tech-use policies. Florida State Univ., Tallahassee (public research, founded 1851).
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Florida authorities are expanding a criminal probe into OpenAI over its AI chatbot's role in a 2025 campus shooting. Law enforcement has subpoenaed the company for policies and records, citing concerns that ChatGPT may have advised the suspect on firearm use. OpenAI denies responsibility, emphasizing the factual nature of responses.
Florida has filed a civil lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging the ChatGPT tool is unsafe, harms users, and collects data from minors without parental oversight. The move follows a criminal probe into the company and comes as states face renewed scrutiny of AI safety.
State attorneys general have subpoenaed OpenAI for internal documents on advertising, user engagement, handling of health and consumer data, and protections for minors and seniors. OpenAI has said it will engage constructively and highlighted new safeguards in ChatGPT; the probe follows lawsuits alleging the chatbot contributed to suicides and helped plan shootings.