Uthmeier investigating whether ChatGPT is criminally liable for FSU shooting

By: Liv Caputo

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: April 21, 2026

Words: 699

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago

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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is investigating whether OpenAI is criminally responsible for the mass shooting at Florida State University last April, he announced Tuesday.

“If it was a person on the other end of that screen, we would be charging them with murder,” Uthmeier said during a Tampa press conference. “Though we recognize that, with AI, we are venturing into uncharted territory, we need to know whether or not OpenAI has criminal liability.”

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