A state attorney general wants to charge an AI company with murder. Florida's Attorney General, James Uthmire, is opening a criminal probe into OpenAI after a mass shooter at the White House Correspondents' Dinner was found to have consulted ChatGPT more than 200 times to plan the attack.
The shooter, 31-year-old Cole Allen, asked the model for specific tactical advice: the best ammunition, the most effective weapon, and the optimal time to strike for maximum casualties. Uthmire’s case, as detailed on the No Agenda Show, rests on a simple premise: if a human had provided these logistical details, they would be charged as an accomplice to murder.
OpenAI claims its bot only provided factual information publicly available on the internet. This defense, however, is complicated by the company’s own actions. Adam Curry noted on No Agenda that OpenAI recently disbanded the very safety team created to prevent these exact outcomes. Uthmire's investigation pushes the theory of corporate personhood into criminal territory, questioning if a company liable for taxes can also be liable for homicide.
This digital planning met a physical reality defined by incompetence. On Breaking Points, Saagar Enjeti described the security at the dinner as a “total collapse.” While the Acting Attorney General called the response a success because the gunman was stopped, the breach itself was catastrophic. Former official Simone Sanders reported walking past the presidential limo and into the venue without ever showing a ticket or ID.
The Washington Hilton remained open to the general public during the event. There were no magnetometers and no verified attendee list at the door. These failures allowed Allen, a highly educated Caltech graduate and former NASA JPL fellow, to penetrate the inner perimeter with a shotgun, handgun, and knives.
Allen had booked his hotel room in early April, suggesting weeks of premeditation. He traveled from California by train to transport his weapons.
President Trump used the attack to demand the immediate completion of a secure, top-secret ballroom under construction at the White House. He framed the security failure as justification for overriding local lawsuits that have delayed the project. The incident exposed a legal crisis in AI liability and a practical crisis in executive protection.

