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Families of Tumbler Ridge shooting victims sue OpenAI

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Seven families of victims of the Tumbler Ridge school shooting in Canada have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that the company failed to notify law-enforcement authorities about the suspect’s use of ChatGPT. The suit claims OpenAI concealed the suspect’s activity, thereby impeding police intervention.
Written from all 4 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- Ars Technica·School-shooting lawsuits accuse OpenAI of hiding violent ChatGPT users
- The Verge·Tumbler Ridge families sue OpenAI for not alerting police to the suspect’s ChatGPT activity
- TechMeme·Seven families of victims in the Tumbler Ridge shooting in Canada sue OpenAI, accusing it of failing to warn authorities about the suspect's ChatGPT activity (Clare Duffy/CNN)
- Engadget·Families of Tumbler Ridge shooting victims sue OpenAI
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