OpenAI Faces Scrutiny Over ChatGPT's Role in Shootings

0:00It's May 3rd. This is U.S. News Today, AI-powered story shaping the nation. I'm Cory with the story. Open AI is catching major heat from regulators and lawsuits over chat GPT chats linked to two mass shootings. Florida's Attorney General kicked off a criminal investigation after a 21-year-old shooter messaged the bot more than 13,000 times. Before killing two and wounding six at Florida State University last April, now they've got seven federal lawsuits in California, Cases in Canada, and a coalition of 42 state attorneys general demanding AI firms report. Users plotting violence. Earlier this week, Florida officials released chat logs showing the shooter asking about reactions to an FSU attack, glock and shotgun details, and peak crowd times at the Student Union just hours before. They say if a person gave those same responses, it'd be murder charges. The guy pleaded not guilty, with trial set for October. Meanwhile, families from a British Columbia shooting that killed eight in her 27 are

1:00suing, claiming open AI flagged the 18-year-old. Shooters account for gun violence planning, but shut it down instead of calling cops. She just made a new one and kept going until her rampage in February. Open AI insists the bot never pushed illegal stuff and shared the Florida account with police after the fact. The CEO apologized in a letter, promising tighter rules, mental health experts for reviews, and automatic copper furls for similar cases now. This all ties into wider pressure, with that 42 state group warning AI giants like Google and Meta to curb dangerous outputs by January, 16th next year, or face accountability for crimes their tools might fuel, the AI safety debate just leveled up.