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The American people do not want to be tracked and recorded by AI"

—Senator Bernie Sanders

17-Year-Old Charged with Murder; Used ChatGPT for “Fantasies” About Killing Family

A growing number of cases are putting ChatGPT's interactions with vulnerable users under scrutiny — including the Acton, Massachusetts murder case and Florida's investigation into the 2025 FSU shooting.

Teen searched OpenAI’s ChatGPT for scenarios about harming his family before his mother and brother were found dead, echoing ChatGPT’s alleged role in the 2025 Florida State University (FSU) mass shooting FSU mass shooting and raising fresh concerns about generative AI’s risks to vulnerable users.

Illinois SB 315: Frontier AI Firms Face Independent Audits

Illinois lawmakers passed SB 315, mandating independent safety audits of frontier AI firms. The bill now awaits Gov. Pritzker's signature.

Illinois passes SB 315, the first US law to mandate independent safety audits of frontier AI labs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google).