# The ChatGPT Murder Inquiry: How Florida Is Building a Criminal Case Against an AI Company

- slug: the-chatgpt-murder-inquiry-how-florida-is-building-a-criminal-case-against-an-ai-company
- date: 2026-04-22
- category: Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI caught a user planning violence, banned the account, and chose not to tell police. Eight months later eight people were dead. That is the story behind the Florida criminal probe.

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