B.C. Sues OpenAI Over Shooting
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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.Reported by 6 of 7 outlets; wording from The Guardian.
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OpenAI’s internal safety team had previously flagged the shooter, 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar, as having concerning activity on ChatGPT which included scenarios involving gun violence.
Altman published a letter to the community saying he was “deeply sorry” OpenAI had not contacted law enforcement.
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- 21 Sep
British Columbia filed a lawsuit on Monday against OpenAI in California over the company’s failure to report violent activity on its ChatGPT service by the person who committed a mass school shooting in the western Canadian province.
- 22 Sep
Altman published a letter to the community saying he was “deeply sorry” OpenAI had not contacted law enforcement.
Coverage 9 articles
26 Sep Could AI firms be held responsible for mass shootings?
Al Jazeera
22 Sep Canadian province sues OpenAI over Tumbler Ridge school shooting
BBC
22 Sep British Columbia sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over Tumbler Ridge mass school shooting
The Guardian
22 Sep Canada’s BC sues OpenAI over ChatGPT role in Tumbler Ridge school shooting
Al Jazeera
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21 Sep B.C. government sues OpenAI over Tumbler Ridge mass shooting
The Globe and Mail
21 Sep Canada’s British Columbia sues OpenAI in US court over school shooting
South China Morning Post
21 Sep B.C. government sues OpenAI over Tumbler Ridge mass shooting
The Globe and Mail- 21 Sep B.C. government to sue OpenAI after Tumbler Ridge mass shooting
CBC 
21 Sep B.C. to give update on OpenAI legal action following Tumbler Ridge shooting
Global News
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