OpenAI Sued By Spouse Of FSU Shooting Victim
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The spouse of a Florida State University mass shooting victim is suing OpenAI, accusing the company of providing the alleged shooter with "input and assistance." The lawsuit was filed by Vandana Joshi; Tiru Chabba was one of two university employees that was killed during the April 2025 event which left seven others injured.
According to the lawsuit, the alleged shooter, Phoenix Ikner, was aided "with input and information provided to him during conversations with ChatGPT over a period of months, and specifically in the days leading up to the shooting." Joshi's lawyers accused ChatGPT of providing help to Ikner by identifying guns that were later used in the shooting, informing him how to use the firearms and preparing for the shooting. According to chat logs between Ikner and ChatGPT cited in the lawsuit, the chatbot even suggested that involving children in a mass shooting event...
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