Florida Probes ChatGPT's Role in University Shooting

0:00Florida authorities are probing whether OpenAI's Chad GPT played any criminal role in last year's Florida State University shooting. The suspect, Phoenix Ickner, allegedly killed two people and wounded six others on campus. Attorney General James Ufmeyer announced their reviewing chat logs to see if the AI helped or encouraged the attack. Prosecutors subpoenaed OpenAI for its policies on handling threats to harm others and reporting potential crimes, past or future. This comes after an initial look at the conversations between Ickner and the Chadbot. Ufmeyer stressed at a Tampa news conference that the probe will check if OpenAI holds criminal liability for Chad GPT's responses in the incident. OpenAI pushed back, calling the shooting a tragedy, but insisting they bear no blame. The company says it shared facts from public internet sources, never promoter harm, and has been cooperating with law enforcement from the start. Meanwhile, Ickner, step son of a local deputies ex, faces two first-degree murder counts

1:01and attempts on others, with prosecutors eyeing the death. Penalty. He used her old service weapon. As investigators dig deeper into those AI chats, this case could set big precedents for tech accountability. This has been Sydney News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story.