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Florida’s attorney general opens a criminal investigation into OpenAI

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Source: Michigan Public (NPR)

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier opened a criminal investigation into OpenAI over ChatGPT’s responses to the man accused of the April 2025 Florida State University shooting, and subpoenaed OpenAI’s policies on users who threaten harm and on reporting crimes to police, back to March 2024. OpenAI said ChatGPT is not responsible for the crime and that it contacted law enforcement afterwards.

Why it matters

A US state is testing whether an AI company can face criminal liability for what its chatbot told a user.

When
21 Apr 2026
ID
WTA-N-2026-0200
Where
Florida
Who
Florida Attorney General, OpenAI; James Uthmeier
Authority
Florida Attorney General
Target
OpenAI
Action
criminal investigation; subpoena
Status
open · Enforcement ledger

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from Michigan Public (NPR). We could not open the primary document, so it is marked Reported. Checked against the source on 10 Oct 2026.

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WTA-N-2026-0200: “Florida’s attorney general opens a criminal investigation into OpenAI.” wheresthe.ai, 21 Apr 2026. https://wheresthe.ai/d/us-fl-ag-criminal-probe-openai-fsu-2026-04/ (source: Michigan Public (NPR)).

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