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Sources: OpenAI staff raised concerns about a Canadian mass shooting suspect months ago; OpenAI says her activity didn't meet the bar for reporting to police (Georgia Wells/Wall Street Journal)

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OpenAI staff raised concerns months ago after a Canadian user, identified as Jesse Van Rootselaar, described violent scenarios and gun-related intentions while conversing with ChatGPT. The company’s leaders debated contacting law-enforcement but concluded the activity did not meet the threshold for a credible risk, so no police report was filed.

Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.

How it was reported

  1. TechMeme·
    Sources: OpenAI staff raised concerns about a Canadian mass shooting suspect months ago; OpenAI says her activity didn't meet the bar for reporting to police (Georgia Wells/Wall Street Journal)

    OpenAI staff raised concerns about a Canadian mass shooting suspect months ago. The suspect, Jesse Van Rootselaar, described violence last June, but OpenAI didn't report it to police. OpenAI claims the activity didn't meet the threshold for reporting.

  2. The Verge·
    Suspect in Tumbler Ridge school shooting described violent scenarios to ChatGPT

    Jesse Van Rootselaar discussed violent scenarios with ChatGPT. Employees at OpenAI raised concerns about potential real-world violence. Company leaders declined to contact authorities, deeming the posts not a credible risk.

  3. TechCrunch·
    OpenAI debated calling police about suspected Canadian shooter’s chats

    OpenAI considered contacting police about a Canadian user's chats. Jesse Van Rootselaar's descriptions of gun violence were flagged by ChatGPT's misuse tools. His conversations hinted at violent intentions.

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