Lawsuit blames ChatGPT maker OpenAI for helping plan Florida university shooting

The widow of a man killed in last year’s mass shooting at Florida-state-university" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="110742" data-entity-type="organization">Florida State University is suing ChatGPT maker OpenAI, blaming the company’s artificial intelligence chatbot for giving advice on how to carry out the rampage.The lawsuit comes after state authorities disclosed that ChatGPT gave information to the shooter about what time and location would maximise victims on campus, as well as the type of gun and ammunition to use. Authorities say he was also told that an attack can get more media attention if children are involved.“OpenAI knew this would happen. It’s happened before and it was only a matter of time before it happened again,” Vandana Joshi, whose husband Tiru Chabba was one of two people killed, said in a statement on Monday. Six people were also wounded.