Plaintiffs defend US claims against OpenAI over Fla. mass shooting
( October 14, 2026, 15:59 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Plaintiffs opposed the dismissal of their US claims against OpenAI over a 2025 mass shooting at Florida State University conducted by Phoenix Ikner. They said they properly alleged that ChatGPT was an “unreasonably dangerous product” with “foreseeable third-party harms contemplated in its design.” As a product seller putting a potentially dangerous product on the market, and by promotion encouraging the use of ChatGPT knowing it will not be inspected for defects by users, OpenAI undertook responsibility toward the public who may be injured by it.See attached file. ...
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