Florida law states that the "aider and abettor" is as criminally responsible for a crime as the perpetrator. However, because ChatGPT is not a person, Uthmeier said that this is "uncharted territory," but Florida officials still want to determine if OpenAI has any culpability in the crime. Uthmeier said that the Office of Statewide Prosecution has subpoenaed OpenAI for multiple policies, employee information and information relating to the Florida State University shooting.
ChatGPT Helped Plan FSU Shooting, Florida Officials Say…Meta later settled a 2024 lawsuit filed by the state of Texas over the collection of facial recognition data for $1.4 billion. Earlier this year, the New York Times reported that…
…An executive order in December echoed that sentiment, looking to skirt state regulations and other oversight initiatives, after a proposed federal moratorium on state AI regulation failed to become part of the…
…What about copyright and ownership? The US Copyright Office's January 2025 report states that AI-generated work can be copyrighted only when a human adds meaningful creative input, but not when…
…That same year, global medical technology company Masimo filed a lawsuit claiming that Apple's sensor infringed its patents. In 2023, the US International Trade Commission sided with Masimo and imposed an…
…said in a statement about SpaceX, "Any company that disregards the obvious environmental and health concerns of Black communities to supposedly power a future that will help us all is sending a…
…We expect it to leak so we're just announcing it," OpenAI said in a statement posted on X on Monday afternoon. "We have not decided on timing yet; it may be…
…in a statement. "After investigating this trend, we've introduced additional safeguards against this type of prompt." (Disclosure: Ziff Davis, CNET's parent company, in 2025 filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging…
…Drones like these can be used to track fleeing suspects . In practice, the key is how law enforcement chooses to use them, and whether states pass laws allowing police to use drones…
…OpenAI said more than 4 million people use Codex every week. (Disclosure: Ziff Davis, CNET's parent company, in 2025 filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging it infringed Ziff Davis copyrights in…
…drawing international outrage, investigations and lawsuits . So perhaps it's not overly surprising that 67% of US adults have little to no confidence in the US government to effectively regulate AI, Pew…