Uthmeier expands criminal AI investigation to USF murders

By: Liv Caputo

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: April 27, 2026

Words: 440

Last Updated: 3 months ago

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Days after Tampa prosecutors revealed that a suspected murderer consulted ChatGPT about placing human remains in a dumpster, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Monday that he’s adding the case to his landmark criminal investigation into OpenAI.

“We are expanding our criminal investigation into OpenAI to include the USF murders after learning the primary suspect used ChatGPT,” Uthmeier announced on social media. He referred to the high-profile murders of two University of South Florida doctoral …

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