"If Florida officials discover that OpenAI leadership knew of criminal activity and prioritized profits over public safety, then people need to be held accountable, Uthmeier said."
"In this case, ChatGPT provided factual responses to questions with information that could be found broadly across public sources on the Internet, and it did not encourage or promote illegal or harmful activity, Waters said."
"Now OpenAI has indicated that they believe improvements and changes need to be made. I hope they're right. We cannot have AI bots that are advising people on how to kill others, Uthmeier said."
"ChatGPT is a general-purpose tool used by hundreds of millions of people every day for legitimate purposes, Waters said."
Florida officials are investigating OpenAI's role in a mass shooting linked to a ChatGPT account. Uthmeier stated accountability is necessary if OpenAI prioritized profits over public safety. OpenAI claims it only provided factual information available online and did not encourage harmful actions. Uthmeier expressed concerns about AI potentially advising on violence and noted OpenAI's commitment to improving ChatGPT's safety features. Waters emphasized that ChatGPT is a widely used tool for legitimate purposes and that the gunman's use was not typical.
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