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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has opened a criminal investigation into OpenAI and its ChatGPT service after authorities say a university student used the chatbot to discuss violent scenarios and a recent campus shooting suspect posed disturbing questions to the AI. The probe will examine whether the platform aided or abetted illegal activity, citing state law that holds facilitators equally responsible. OpenAI maintains that ChatGPT is programmed to refuse providing instructions for criminal conduct. Weiterlesen

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced that his Office of Statewide Prosecution has opened a criminal investigation into OpenAI and its ChatGPT service after a suspect allegedly used the AI tool while planning the 2025 Florida State University mass shooting. The inquiry will examine whether the chatbot’s responses constitute aiding or abetting a crime under state law. OpenAI says the model provided only factual information and has cooperated with investigators, sharing account data and policy documents. The case marks the first time a U.S. state has pursued criminal liability against an artificial‑intelligence provider for a violent act. Weiterlesen

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Thursday that his office will investigate OpenAI, citing worries that ChatGPT may have aided the perpetrator of last year’s Florida State University shooting, that the tool endangers minors, and that it could be leveraged by foreign adversaries. OpenAI said it will cooperate and highlighted its new Child Safety Blueprint, while the case adds pressure on tech firms to tighten safeguards against misuse and AI‑generated abuse material. Weiterlesen

OpenAI executives are reportedly weighing a move out of California as political resistance intensifies around the company’s shift from nonprofit to for‑profit status. While the firm says it has no intention to leave the state, California’s attorney general is probing whether the restructuring violates charitable trust law. A broad coalition of nonprofits, labor groups, philanthropies and rival Meta has rallied against the conversion, putting pressure on the AI leader amid its $19 billion funding tied to the transition. Weiterlesen