Florida authorities have launched a criminal investigation into whether the AI chatbot ChatGPT played a role in a deadly mass shooting at a university last year. State officials reviewed exchanges between the AI and the suspected gunman, suggesting serious accountability.

Florida on Tuesday announced a criminal probe into whether artificial intelligence played a role in a deadly mass shooting at a university in the US state. The decision to launch an investigation came after prosecutors reviewed exchanges between OpenAI chatbot ChatGPT and the suspected gunman, who opened fire at Florida State University last year, according to state Attorney General James Uthmeier. “If ChatGPT were a person, it would be facing charges for murder,” Uthmeier said. Florida law...