Uthmeier, who initially opened a probe into OpenAI and ChatGPT earlier this month, said at a news conference that the individual accused of fatally shooting two people at Florida State University (FSU) last April communicated with ChatGPT before the incident.
Two individuals, 57-year-old Robert Morales and 45-year-old Tiru Chabba, were killed in the attack.
Uthmeier noted that prior to allegedly carrying out the shooting, the man accused in the case was “advised” by the chatbot on what type of gun to use, which ammo went with which gun, whether or not a gun would be useful in short range, what time of day would be appropriate to interact with more people and where on FSU’s campus he would encounter a higher population.
Given that, the attorney general said that his prosecutors told him that “if it was a person on the other end of that screen, we would be charging them” with murder.
Under Florida law, anyone who aids, abets or counsels someone in the commission of a crime may be considered a principal in the first degree.
“Technology, AI, is supposed to support mankind, it is supposed to help mankind, it is supposed to advance mankind, not end it,” Uthmeier remarked.
“And unfortunately, what we’ve seen in our initial review is that ChatGPT offered significant advice to the shooter before he committed such heinous crimes.”
The Hill has reached out to OpenAI for comment. Earlier this month, a spokesperson for the company told The Hill that it would “cooperate” with Uthmeier’s probe.
“We build ChatGPT to understand people’s intent and respond in a safe and appropriate way, and we continue improving our technology,” the spokesperson added.
The Hill's Max Rego has more here.
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