{
  "id": 5255466,
  "title": "What is the OpenAI criminal investigation about? | Explained",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/what-is-the-openai-criminal-investigation-about-explained",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-03T05:10:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
    "slug": "the-hindu-sci-tech",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/what-is-the-openai-criminal-investigation-about-explained/article70976866.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "According to prosecutors, a criminal investigation is underway against OpenAI following allegations that its technology was used in two mass shootings, one in the U.S. in 2025 and another in Canada in 2026. The wife of a businessman who was killed in a Florida shooting last year has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI on behalf of the family, claiming the accused gunman utilized OpenAI's ChatGPT to explore far-right ideologies, plan his weapons, and research methods to maximize harm.\n\nTwo mass shootings have brought attention to the potential misuse of OpenAI's technology by individuals with malicious intent. OpenAI is accused of not informing the police about ChatGPT use by potential mass shooters, leading to the U.S. criminal investigation. Digital safety advocates, regulators, and affected community members from both the U.S. and Canada are now raising concerns about the risks associated with AI-enabled public killings.",
  "summary": "Two mass shootings — one in the U.S. and one in Canada — have brought to light the use of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in public killings",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
        "title": "The deaths linked to OpenAI’s GPT-4o | Explained",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/the-deaths-linked-to-openais-gpt-4o-explained",
        "published": "2026-09-03T05:09:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}