FSU Shooting Victim Sues OpenAI Over ChatGPT's Role

A survivor of the 2025 Florida State University mass shooting is suing OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman. The lawsuit alleges the accused gunman used ChatGPT to help plan the attack and research mass shooting scenarios. This survivor, Alianna Grant, was shot three times. She filed the 34-page complaint on June 25th. The lawsuit claims ChatGPT and the defendants "aided mentally ill" Ikner to plan the shooting. It states ChatGPT was Ikner's confidant, helping him research details like how many people to kill for media attention and how to operate firearms. The lawsuit says Ikner used ChatGPT as his "primary outlet" for intimate thoughts and "darkening ideation." It also notes ChatGPT's memory feature stored his escalating remarks but never acted upon them. Grant suffered "severe, permanent and debilitating injuries." This is the latest in a series of lawsuits against OpenAI regarding this shooting, including from the families of the two victims killed. This ongoing legal action highlights growing concerns about AI's role in real-world harm.