United States of America: Florida Office of Statewide Prosecution opened criminal investigation into OpenAI over alleged criminal responsibility for the Florida State University shooting

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Florida Office of Statewide Prosecution opened criminal investigation into OpenAI over alleged criminal responsibility for the Florida State University shooting

On 21 April 2026, the Florida Office of Statewide Prosecution launched a criminal investigation into OpenAI, Inc. and its artificial intelligence product, ChatGPT, following a review of chat logs between ChatGPT and the perpetrator of a shooting at …

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Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2026-04-21
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On 21 April 2026, the Florida Office of Statewide Prosecution launched a criminal investigation int…