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British Columbia sues ChatGPT owner after nine people died in school shooting

British Columbia sued OpenAI in California ‌on Monday, saying a mass shooting at a school in the province ⁠could have been prevented if the company had warned local law enforcement that the shooter had used ChatGPT to plan the ⁠massacre.

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The province claims in its lawsuit that the shooting at a rural school “could have been prevented” if OpenAI had shared concerns brewing internally with the police.

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British Columbia sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over Tumbler Ridge mass school shooting

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British Columbia sues ChatGPT owner after nine people died in school shooting

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Canadian province sues OpenAI over Tumbler Ridge school shooting

British Columbia has accused the company of failing to report the shooter's troubling interactions with ChatGPT to law enforcement.

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British Columbia Sues OpenAI Over Tumbler Ridge Shooting

The province claims in its lawsuit that the shooting at a rural school “could have been prevented” if OpenAI had shared concerns brewing internally with the police.

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