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Tumbler Ridge shooting victims' families sue OpenAI for negligence

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Families of victims from a deadly school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, have filed six lawsuits against OpenAI. The suits allege that OpenAI's negligence in handling flagged conversations by the alleged shooter, Jesse Van Rootselaar, contributed to the tragedy. Lawyers claim OpenAI's safety systems identified concerning activity related to gun violence and planning in Van Rootselaar's ChatGPT interactions, but the company allegedly deactivated her account instead of contacting authorities, allowing her to create a new one and continue her conversations. AI

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  1. Engadget TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Igor Bonifacic) ·

    Families of Tumbler Ridge shooting victims sue OpenAI

    Sam Altman apologized for not notifying local authorities last week.

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