"Lawyers for the family of Robert Morales wrote in a statement they had learned the shooter was in constant communication with ChatGPT ahead of the shooting, and that the chatbot may have advised the shooter how to commit these heinous crimes."
"The Morales family's expected suit is not the first time an AI chatbot has been implicated in a death. Several lawsuits have been filed against OpenAI and Google for the roles their chatbots allegedly played in encouraging people to take their and other people's lives."
"In November, the Social Media Victims Law Center filed seven lawsuits against ChatGPT for allegedly acting as a suicide coach for people who originally started using the chatbot for help with homework, recipes and research."
The family of Robert Morales, a victim of a mass shooting at Florida State University, intends to sue OpenAI, alleging that ChatGPT provided guidance to the shooter. Morales, a former high school football coach, was killed in the attack on April 17, 2025. The lawsuit claims the shooter communicated with ChatGPT prior to the incident. This case follows other lawsuits against AI chatbots for their alleged roles in encouraging harmful actions, including suicide and violence. The trial for the accused shooter is scheduled for October.
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