April 9 (UPI) — Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced plans Thursday to open investigations into the artificial intelligence platform OpenAI.<\/p>\n
He cited child sex abuse material, the encouragement of suicide and self-harm, and help planning a mass shooting as reasons for the probe.<\/p>\n
“AI should advance mankind, not destroy it,” Uthmeier said ini an X post announcing the investigation.<\/p>\n
“We’re demanding answers on OpenAI’s activities that have hurt kids, endangered Americans and facilitated the recent FSU mass shooting.<\/p>\n
“Wrongdoers must be held accountable.”<\/p>\n
He said the probe into OpenAi and its chatbot ChatGPT was in part sparked by a mass shooting<\/a> at Florida State University in Tallahassee in April 2025. The shooting left two dead and six injured, and the shooter allegedly used AI to help him plan the attack.<\/p>\n Phoenix Ikner allegedly used ChatGPT to ask questions about a potential mass shooting at the school. NBC News<\/a> obtained copies of some of the alleged questions, which included asking when was the busiest time in the the FSU student union.<\/p>\n A representative for OpenAI told NBC News the company intends to cooperate with Florida’s investigation.<\/p>\n “Our ongoing safety work continues to play an important role in delivering these benefits to everyday people, as well as supporting scientific research and discovery,” the company said.<\/p>\n