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Criminal probe of OpenAI ramps up pressure on chatbot developers in US

By Emma Whitford ( April 21, 2026, 21:19 GMT | Comment) -- An initial review of an accused school shooter’s conversations with ChatGPT has provided Florida with the basis to launch a criminal investigation into OpenAI and its chatbot — uncharted legal territory that ratchets up the pressure facing chatbot developers in the US.An initial review of an accused school shooter’s conversations with ChatGPT has provided Florida with the basis to launch a criminal investigation into artificial intelligence company OpenAI and its chatbot — uncharted legal territory that ratchets up the pressure facing chatbot developers in the US....

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