FSU Shooting Victim's Family Sues OpenAI Over ChatGPT

The family of a Florida State University shooting victim is suing OpenAI, claiming its ChatGPT chatbot helped plan the attack. The widow of a man killed in the shooting alleges ChatGPT guided the attacker on choosing a location and time to maximize casualties, selecting firearms, and ammunition. OpenAI denies wrongdoing, stating ChatGPT provided factual responses to questions using publicly available information and did not encourage harmful activity. The company spokesperson said, "In this case, ChatGPT provided factual responses to questions with information that could be found broadly across public sources on the internet, and it did not encourage or promote illegal or harmful activity." The lawsuit was filed Sunday in federal court. The attacker faces two counts of first-degree murder and several counts of attempted murder. Prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty. This lawsuit highlights growing concerns about the potential influence of AI chatbots on real-world events.