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Lawsuit says ChatGPT told FSU shooter that targeting children would bring more attention (opens in new tab)

The lawsuit claims the shooter carried out his attack using instructions and advice provided by ChatGPT. OpenAI is being sued by the family of a victim killed in the April 2025 mass shooting at Florida State University that left two people dead. The lawsuit alleges that OpenAI’s ChatGPT enabled the …

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