Widow of FSU mass shooting victim accuses OpenAI of assisting gunman's rampage

The family of an FSU shooting victim has filed a federal lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that ChatGPT provided information that aided the gunman who killed two and wounded others in April 2025. The lawsuit names OpenAI and centers on claims that the chatbot advised on weapon choice, timing, and locations to maximize casualties, with the gunman reportedly asking about busy campus times. OpenAI has stated that ChatGPT’s responses were factual and could be found in public sources and did not encourage illegal activity. Florida’s attorney general opened a criminal inquiry into whether ChatGPT offered such advice. Disagreement centers on whether the tool actually influenced the attacker or merely provided publicly available information, as per PBS and The Hill accounts.