OpenAI sued over ChatGPT’s alleged role in Florida State University shooting
By Amy Miller ( May 11, 2026, 22:43 GMT | Insight) -- OpenAI has been hit with another wrongful death and negligence lawsuit over ChatGPT, this time filed by the family of a victim killed in a mass shooting at Florida State University in 2025. The Florida lawsuit is the latest in a string of suits accusing ChatGPT and other AI chatbots of aiding suicide, personal injury, and mass violence as concerns grow about their potential to fuel delusions.OpenAI has been hit with another wrongful death and negligence lawsuit over ChatGPT, this time filed by the family of a victim killed in a mass shooting at Florida State University in 2025....
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