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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is investigating whether OpenAI is criminally responsible for the mass shooting at Florida State University last April, he announced Tuesday.

Two hours before he went on a shooting rampage, Phoenix Ikner had a question for ChatGPT. His question, which came mere hours after he told the chatbot that God had abandoned him, hung in his oft-used log with the AI platform for two seconds. Then, ChatGPT detailed how the school would lock down, national media would swarm, and the president would express condolences.

Although his office declined to say whether the investigation is criminal or civil, subpoenas will be “forthcoming.” The probe will also examine ChatGPT’s potential involvement in child sexual abuse material and the “encouragement” of suicide, Uthmeier added.

The state is pursuing the death penalty for Phoenix Ikner, accused in a mass shooting at Florida State University that left two people dead and six injured.

The April 17 shooting killed two people and injured half a dozen. Now, officials will look at building security on campuses and hold a safety summit in October.

A grand jury has indicted 20-year-old Phoenix Ikner on murder charges for the killings of two people and the wounding of six others in a mass shooting on campus last month.

Twenty-year-old Phoenix Ikner will stay behind bars as he awaits trial, accused in the mass shooting near FSU's student union last month.

The man accused of opening fire last month at Florida State University, killing two people and injuring six others, has been released from the hospital. He faces two counts of first-degree murder and seven counts of attempted murder.

Following last week's deadly shooting, FSU students are asking lawmakers to pass some measures — and reject others — to prevent future gun violence.

“You never think it’s going to happen to you the first time, you certainly never think it’s going to happen to you twice,” said Stephanie Horowitz, a 22-year-old graduate student at Florida State University.

By the time the suspect, Phoenix Ikner, was 6 years old, court records showed that he had to repeat kindergarten. His parents fought bitterly over every aspect of his care while accusing each other of manipulation and abuse. Judges were forced to intervene again and again as the parents traded allegations of domestic violence and stalking.

Two people were killed and at least six people injured after a shooting on Florida State University's campus, authorities said.