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TAMPA, Fla. (CBS12) — Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is proposing legislation that would hold AI companies responsible when their chatbots are used for criminal activity. Uthmeier announced the proposal Tuesday, saying AI companies should not be able to avoid responsibility when their products allegedly help users plan or carry out crimes. During the news conference in Tampa, Uthmeier said AI companies should not be able to claim they are bystanders when their technology helps facilitate a crime: AI is not a silent tool. It answers the questions, picks the hour, chooses the place, and walks someone through the plan. When a product participates in a crime like that, the company that built it is not a bystander.' The proposal follows Florida's first-in-the-nation, state-led civil lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, filed June 1. The lawsuit alleges the company marketed ChatGPT as safe while ignoring internal warnings, deceiving parents and putting children at risk. See also: NTSB confirms five killed were inside two vehicles struck by Amazon Air plane Uthmeier's office said a civil lawsuit can force a company to pay damages or make changes to its product, but it cannot treat the company as a co-defendant in a criminal case. The proposed legislation is intended to address that gap. In April, the Office of Statewide Prosecution launched a criminal investigation into OpenAI and ChatGPT after prosecutors reviewed chat logs involving Phoenix Ikner, the accused gunman in the April 17, 2025, shooting at Florida State University. Two people, Robert Morales and Tiru Chabba, were killed and six others were shot. According to investigators, Ikner used ChatGPT while planning the attack. Prosecutors said the chatbot advised him about the type of gun and ammunition, whether a firearm would work at short range, what time of day would put him in front of the most people, and where on campus that would be. Investigators said ChatGPT told Ikner the student union was busiest between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. He opened fire during that window. The Attorney General's Office later expanded its investigation after the suspect, accused of killing University of South Florida doctoral students Zamil Limon and Nahida Bristy, also used ChatGPT around the time of the killings. Court records show the suspect asked the chatbot about disposing of a human body, keeping a gun at home, and whether neighbors would hear a gunshot. FDLE Commissioner Mark Glass also backed the effort, pointing to concerns about the use of artificial intelligence to create child sexual abuse material. 'Artificial intelligence presents enormous opportunities, but its misuse is creating serious harm,' Glass said. Florida has already increased penalties for AI-generated child sexual abuse material. In March 2026, Uthmeier joined Gov. Ron DeSantis for the signing of HB 1159, which made creating AI-generated CSAM a second-degree felony. In one Florida case, a teacher who used AI to create sexual abuse images of children was sentenced to 135 years in prison. Under Uthmeier's proposed legislation, companies that own, control or distribute an AI system could face liability if the system participates in a crime. The proposal would also: Hold businesses responsible for the actions of AI systems they own, control or distribute. Consider a company's practical control over an AI system's design, training, deployment and safety settings. Apply to companies that make AI systems available to Florida users. Allow for heavy fines, payments to victims, and court-ordered monitorship for convicted businesses. Uthmeier said the goal is to make sure companies cannot profit from AI systems while avoiding responsibility when those systems are used to facilitate serious crimes. Page 2