{"id":266715,"date":"2026-05-11T15:32:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T15:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/266715\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T15:32:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T15:32:08","slug":"the-widow-of-a-man-killed-in-a-florida-mass-shooting-is-suing-chatgpt-maker-openai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/266715\/","title":{"rendered":"The widow of a man killed in a Florida mass shooting is suing ChatGPT maker OpenAI"},"content":{"rendered":"

The widow of a man killed in\u00a0a mass shooting last year at Florida State University<\/a>\u00a0is suing ChatGPT maker OpenAI, blaming the company\u2019s artificial intelligence chatbot for\u00a0contributing to the tragedy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors say ChatGPT advised Phoenix Ikner on which location and time of day would allow for the most potential victims; what type of gun and ammunition to use; and whether a gun would be useful at short range.<\/p>\n

\u201cOpenAI knew this would happen. It\u2019s happened before and it was only a matter of time before it happened again,\u201d Vandana Joshi said in a statement Monday. Her husband Tiru Chabba was one of two people killed, and six more were wounded.<\/p>\n

Drew Pusateri, a spokesperson for OpenAI, denied wrongdoing in \u201cthis terrible crime.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn this case, ChatGPT provided factual responses to questions with information that could be found broadly across public sources on the internet, and it did not encourage or promote illegal or harmful activity,\u201d Pusateri said in an email Monday to The Associated Press.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit was filed Sunday.<\/p>\n

Separately, in April, Florida\u2019s attorney general said there was a\u00a0rare criminal investigation<\/a>\u00a0into ChatGPT over whether the app offered advice to Ikner.<\/p>\n

Joshi said in a statement released by her lawyer that OpenAI \u201cput their profits over our safety and it killed my husband. They need to be responsible before another family has to go through this.\u201d<\/p>\n

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