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Florida Attorney General James Othmeyer announced Thursday that his office will investigate OpenAI for its alleged harm to minors, potential threat to national security, and its possible connection to the shooting that occurred at Florida State University last year.
“ChatGPT was likely used to assist the killer in the recent mass shooting at Florida State University that tragically claimed the lives of two people,” Attorney General Othmeier said in a video posted on social media.
On the day of the FSU shooting last April, the suspect allegedly asked ChatGPT how the country would respond to the FSU shooting, and what time would be the busiest for the FSU student union. These letters will likely be used as evidence against the suspect in the October shooting trial.
The Attorney General cited further concerns about ChatGPT encouraging suicide in some cases, which have been documented in multiple lawsuits filed by families against OpenAI. He also expressed concern that the Chinese Communist Party might use OpenAI technology against the United States.
“As big tech companies roll out these technologies, they should not — and cannot — put our safety and security at risk,” he said. “We support innovation. But that does not give any company the right to put our children at risk, facilitate criminal activity, empower America’s enemies, or threaten our national security.”
He also called on the Florida Legislature to “act quickly” to protect children from the negative effects of artificial intelligence.
“Every week, more than 900 million people use ChatGPT to improve their daily lives through uses such as learning new skills or navigating complex healthcare systems,” an OpenAI spokesperson said in a statement to TechCrunch. “Our ongoing safety work continues to play an important role in providing these benefits to everyday people, as well as supporting scientific research and discovery.”
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OpenAI added that it is building and continuing to improve ChatGPT to understand user intent and respond in appropriate and secure ways. The company said it would cooperate with the investigation conducted by the Florida Attorney General.
On Wednesday, OpenAI unveiled its Child Safety Blueprint, which includes policy recommendations designed to improve children’s safety related to artificial intelligence.
The action comes as chatbot makers face pressure to confront their potential role in creating child sexual abuse material (CSAM). According to a recent report from the Internet Watch Foundation, there were more than 8,000 AI-generated CSAM reports in the first half of 2025, representing a 14% year-over-year increase.
The OpenAI plan recommends updating legislation to protect against abusive material generated by AI, improving reporting to law enforcement, and establishing better safeguards against abusive uses of AI tools.
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