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

Canadian province alleges deadly attack could have been prevented if company had warned police of shooter’s ChatGPT use British Columbia has sued OpenAI in California, 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. The lawsuit filed in San Francisco federal court on Monday names Op…

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British Columbia Sues OpenAI Over Tumbler Ridge Shooting

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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 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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