Family sues OpenAI alleging ChatGPT helped plan FSU shooting

The family of one victim in the 2025 Florida State University shooting has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI. It accuses the company of enabling the suspect through ChatGPT conversations that allegedly assisted in planning the attack.

The lawsuit was filed Sunday in federal court by the family of Tiru Chabba, who was killed along with Robert Morales in the attack on the Tallahassee campus. Five others were seriously injured. The suspect, 21-year-old Phoenix Ikner, has pleaded not guilty to murder and attempted murder charges. His trial is expected later this year. Florida's attorney general has opened a criminal investigation into OpenAI related to the incident.

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