AI NewsChatGPT Allegedly Helped Student Plan Mass Shooting at FSU Last Year: Report

ChatGPT Allegedly Helped Student Plan Mass Shooting at FSU Last Year: Report

6:25 PM IST · May 4, 2026

ChatGPT's conversations with the alleged mass shooter, Phoenix Ikner, have reportedly surfaced, revealing concerning details. Ikner, who is currently in custody and has been charged with the mass shooting at Florida State University (FSU) in the US, reportedly asked ChatGPT for critical information about handling a handgun and the number of deaths it would take to get the incident national coverage moments before allegedly killing and injuring multiple students. The new development is said to have arrived at a time when OpenAI is facing a criminal probe for the alleged assistance of ChatGPT in the heinous act.