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OpenAI let ChatGPT aid and abet mass shooters, Florida lawsuit claims

BBC News · Jun 1, 2026, 6:58 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier alleges OpenAI and boss Sam Altman built a 'web of deceit'

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