The Lawsuit Claiming AI Helped Plan a Campus Shooting

Watch the full Daily DeFranco Show: https://www.youtube.com/@PhilipDeFranco?sub_confirmation=1 Get More News Clips: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpLB7kBu9O5dbBKhaIOmqcQ?sub_confirmation=1 We should talk about a new lawsuit accusing ChatGPT of aiding a mass shooter by telling him that targeting children and students is an effective way to get more media attention. The lawsuit centers around a 2025 shooting at Florida State University, where two people were killed and six others were injured. The suspected shooter was identified as a 20-year-old student at the school, And the two people who died were not students, but a regional VP for the school’s dining vendor, and the school’s dining coordinator. And now, one of their widows is suing both OpenAI and the alleged gunman himself, Claiming the suspect: “had extensive conversations with ChatGPT which, cumulatively, would have led any thinking human to conclude he was contemplating an imminent plan to harm others.” But ChatGPT either failed to connect the dots, or it was never designed to recognize such a threat in the first place. For example, when the suspect asked ChatGPT how many fatalities would need to occur to get national news coverage, the platform said that a: “A common trigger is the overall victim count: if 5+ total victims (dead + injured), it’s much more likely to break through, and if children are involved, even 2–3 victims can draw more attention. Context also matters—fewer victims can still lead to national coverage if it happens at an elementary school or major college, if the shooter is a student or staff member, or if there’s something culturally or politically charged.” The alleged shooter also asked ChatGPT for the busiest times at the FSU student union, where the shooting took place, and it responded by giving busy periods and explaining what there is more activity at those times. Also, when he uploaded photos of guns and ammunition, ChatGPT explained how to use them: “Including telling him the Glock had no safety, that it was meant to be fired ‘quick to use under stress’ and advising him to keep his finger off the trigger until he was ready to shoot.” He also frequently discussed other mass acts of violence with the AI, events like the Oklahoma city bombings and other prominent school shootings. And the suspect would tell Chat about other things, like his interest in Hitler, Nazis, and fascism, and ChatGPT was friendly to him, encouraged him, helped him with homework, working out, relationship advice, and what to wear. —————————— Produced by: Cory Ray, Philip DeFranco Edited by: James Girardier, Maxwell Enright, Julie Goldberg, Christian Meeks, Matthew Henry Art Department: William Crespo Writing/Research: Maddie Crichton, Philip DeFranco ———————————— #USA #America #ChatGPT