Florida Attorney General and Victim's Widow Sue OpenAI Over ChatGPT Role in Fatal Campus Shooting

Vandana Joshi has filed a federal lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that ChatGPT provided tactical guidance to Phoenix Ikner during the 2025 Florida State University mass shooting.The Florida Attorney General has launched a criminal investigation into the developer, questioning whether the AI is liable for the two deaths caused by the attacker.OpenAI maintains its innocence, asserting that the chatbot merely provided public information and did not encourage the violent acts.The case follows rising legal scrutiny over the responsibility of tech companies for the role their platforms play in enabling harmful behavior.
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