The family of a man killed in last year’s mass shooting at Florida State University filed a federal lawsuit on Monday against OpenAI, alleging the company’s ChatGPT platform acted as a digital accomplice by encouraging the shooter’s delusions and helping him plan the attack.

The widow of a man killed in a mass shooting last year at Florida State University is suing ChatGPT maker OpenAI, blaming the company's artificial intelligence chatbot for contributing to the tragedy.

Authorities say Phoenix Ikner, 20, consulted ChatGPT about his plans to shoot up FSU in April 2025 and the A.I bot gave him specific information on how to carry it out, even using previous mass shooti...