2025 Florida State University shooting
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=== ChatGPT === |
=== ChatGPT === |
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In the context, the court document reveals many ChatGPT messages linked to the shooter's motive. Ikner spoke with a chatbot on the day of the shooting, asking about possible media responses to a fictitious shooting scenario. He explicitly questioned if three casualties would receive enough media attention, asked when the previous school shooting occurred, and wondered how the nation would react if there was a mass shooting at FSU. Ikner also asked about |
In the context, the court document reveals many ChatGPT messages linked to the shooter's motive. Ikner spoke with a chatbot on the day of the shooting, asking about possible media responses to a fictitious shooting scenario. He explicitly questioned if three casualties would receive enough media attention, asked when the previous school shooting occurred, and wondered how the nation would react if there was a mass shooting at FSU. Ikner also asked about what type of firearm to use, type of ammunition, and what time to enter campus, according to a review of Ikner's chat logs.{{cite web |last1=Wood |first1=Tristan |last2=Bond |first2=Shannon |title=Florida AG launches criminal investigation into ChatGPT over FSU shooting |url=https://www.npr.org/2026/04/21/nx-s1-5793967/florida-openai-investigation-mass-shooting-fsu |website=National Public Radio (NPR) |access-date=22 April 2026 |date=21 April 2026}} According to the chatbot, there would probably be national media coverage if there were three or more victims. Ikner also asked about the busiest periods at the FSU Student Union, the site of the shooting later that day, before the talk ended. In response, OpenAI stated that in late April 2025, OpenAI discovered a ChatGPT account that was thought to be connected to the shooter. OpenAI proactively shared this information with law enforcement and collaborated with authorities.{{Cite web |last=Sargent |first=Maya |date=2026-04-08 |title=ChatGPT records give insight into mind of alleged gunman leading up to Florida State shooting |url=https://www.wtxl.com/college-town/fsu-shooting/chatgpt-records-give-insight-into-mind-of-alleged-gunman-leading-up-to-florida-state-shooting |access-date=2026-04-08 |website=WTXL ABC 27 Tallahassee News |language=en}} [[Attorney General of Florida|Florida Attorney General]] [[James Uthmeier]] announced an investigation into ChatGPT's role in the alleged shooter using the chatbot.{{Cite web |date=2026-04-09 |title=Florida officials investigate ChatGPT, OpenAI over alleged role in FSU shooting |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-officials-investigate-chatgpt-openai-alleged-role-fsu-shooting-rcna267477 |access-date=2026-04-09 |website=NBC News |language=en}} |
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=== Activists and organizations === |
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