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British Columbia sues OpenAI over Tumbler Ridge school shooting

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British Columbia has sued OpenAI over the Tumbler Ridge school shooting. The province alleges that OpenAI failed to alert law enforcement about the shooter’s troubling interactions with ChatGPT and that the chatbot reinforced violent ideation. The lawsuit also names Sam Altman and seeks access to the shooter’s ChatGPT records.

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  1. 21 Sept, 20:37British Columbia sues OpenAI over failure to warn police before mass shooting · CryptoBriefing
  2. 21 Sept, 21:58British Columbia Sues OpenAI Over Tumbler Ridge Shooting · The New York Times
  3. 22 Sept, 00:16British Columbia files a lawsuit against OpenAI over mass shooting · Business Insider
  4. 22 Sept, 01:28OpenAI sued by Canadian province over role in mass shooting · Financial Times
  5. 22 Sept, 01:44Canadian province sues OpenAI over Tumbler Ridge school shooting · BBC
  6. 22 Sept, 08:47OpenAI faces lawsuit from British Columbia over Tumbler Ridge shooting · Engadget
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Chronological coverage

  1. 22 September
  2. Latest22 Sept, 19:28

    Lawsuit demands OpenAI pay for new school after ChatGPT used in shooting

    British Columbia sues OpenAI, demands Tumbler Ridge shooter’s ChatGPT logs.

    Ars TechnicaArs Technica•Ashley Belanger
  3. Follow-up22 Sept, 08:47

    OpenAI faces lawsuit from British Columbia over Tumbler Ridge shooting

    The Canadian province of British Columbia has sued OpenAI for failing to notify authorities about the Tumbler Ridge shooter's chats.

    EngadgetEngadget•staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon)
  4. Follow-up22 Sept, 04:29

    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 OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, as defendants. It is seeking damages to fund recovery efforts in the province after the February attack, as well as an order directing changes to the way the company handles ChatGPT conversations that could lead to violence. Continue reading...

    The GuardianThe Guardian•Reuters
  5. Follow-up22 Sept, 02:44

    Canada’s BC sues OpenAI over ChatGPT role in Tumbler Ridge school shooting

    British Columbia lawsuit implicates ChatGPT, claiming tech firm ignored deadly threats and demanding safety overhauls.

    Al JazeeraAl Jazeera
  6. Follow-up22 Sept, 01:44

    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.

    BBCBBC
  7. Follow-up22 Sept, 01:28

    OpenAI sued by Canadian province over role in mass shooting

    British Columbia claims the ChatGPT maker failed to act after attacker’s account was flagged

    Financial TimesFinancial Times
  8. Follow-up22 Sept, 00:16

    British Columbia files a lawsuit against OpenAI over mass shooting

    British Columbia sued OpenAI and Sam Altman, alleging that ChatGPT reinforced the Tumbler Ridge shooter's violent ideation.

    Business InsiderBusiness Insider•Katherine Li (katherineli@businessinsider.com)
  9. 21 September
  10. Follow-up21 Sept, 21:58

    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.

    The New York TimesThe New York Times•Vjosa Isai
  11. First seen21 Sept, 20:37

    British Columbia sues OpenAI over failure to warn police before mass shooting

    The lawsuit against OpenAI highlights the ethical and legal challenges tech companies face when balancing safety protocols with business interests.

    critical toward OpenAI
    CryptoBriefingCryptoBriefing•Editorial Team