Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has opened a criminal investigation into OpenAI and its ChatGPT service after authorities say a university student used the chatbot to discuss violent scenarios and a recent campus shooting suspect posed disturbing questions to the AI. The probe will examine whether the platform aided or abetted illegal activity, citing state law that holds facilitators equally responsible. OpenAI maintains that ChatGPT is programmed to refuse providing instructions for criminal conduct. Read more →