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Canadian province sues OpenAl over Tumbler Ridge school shooting (www.bbc.co.uk)
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British Columbia has accused the company of failing to report the shooter's troubling interactions with ChatGPT to law enforcement.

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[–] -2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

If you manipulate someone to kill someone else you are certainly culpable. If you manipulate them in person at secret meeting places, manipulate them over the landline telephone, or manipulate them over the internet through a company's app, you are equally culpable. I don't know about the company being culpable though. Would the telephone company who owns the landline be held responsible? Would the furniture store you hid behind to have your secret meetings be held responsible?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    The shooter had used ChatGPT in conversations involving gun violence and plans for the attack. OpenAI's safety systems reportedly flagged the account months before the shooting. According to B.C.'s allegations, OpenAI's own safety personnel considered the activity serious enough to recommend contacting law enforcement. Instead, the account was deactivated, but the shooter was allegedly able to create another account and continue using ChatGPT. B.C. argues that OpenAI should have notified police and taken stronger steps to prevent continued access.

    This is not a landline issue. This is a ChatGPT issue. There were tragic consequences.

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