Deaths linked to chatbots
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In April of 2025, Phoenix Ikner carried out a mass shooting on the [[Florida State University]] campus in the US, killing Robert Morales and Tiru Chabba and wounding several others. Leading up to the shooting, Ikner consulted heavily with ChatGPT about what gun and ammunition to use, and what time to perform the attack.{{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}} Chatbot logs showed ChatGPT giving advice on making the gun operational |
In April of 2025, Phoenix Ikner carried out a mass shooting on the [[Florida State University]] campus in the US, killing Robert Morales and Tiru Chabba and wounding several others. Leading up to the shooting, Ikner consulted heavily with ChatGPT about what gun and ammunition to use, and what time to perform the attack.{{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}} Chatbot logs showed ChatGPT giving advice on making the gun operational shortly before Ikner began shooting. |
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Lawyers representing Morales believed the shooter had been in "constant communication" with ChatGPT before the shooting and said that they intended to "file suit against ChatGPT, and its ownership structure, very soon, and will seek to hold them accountable for the untimely and senseless death of our client".{{Cite web |last=Coleman |first=Jamiya |last2=Hoffmann |first2=Matt |date=2026-04-06 |title=Victim's attorney claims ChatGPT aided accused Florida State gunman in planning shooting |url=https://www.wctv.tv/2026/04/06/victims-attorney-claims-chatgpt-aided-florida-state-gunman-planning-shooting/ |access-date=2026-04-22 |website=www.wctv.tv |language=en}} [[Attorney General of Florida|Florida Attorney General]] [[James Uthmeier]] announced an investigation into ChatGPT's role in the alleged shooter's use of 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=2026-04-22 |website=NBC News |language=en}} |
Lawyers representing Morales believed the shooter had been in "constant communication" with ChatGPT before the shooting and said that they intended to "file suit against ChatGPT, and its ownership structure, very soon, and will seek to hold them accountable for the untimely and senseless death of our client".{{Cite web |last=Coleman |first=Jamiya |last2=Hoffmann |first2=Matt |date=2026-04-06 |title=Victim's attorney claims ChatGPT aided accused Florida State gunman in planning shooting |url=https://www.wctv.tv/2026/04/06/victims-attorney-claims-chatgpt-aided-florida-state-gunman-planning-shooting/ |access-date=2026-04-22 |website=www.wctv.tv |language=en}} [[Attorney General of Florida|Florida Attorney General]] [[James Uthmeier]] announced an investigation into ChatGPT's role in the alleged shooter's use of 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=2026-04-22 |website=NBC News |language=en}} |
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