British Columbia sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over Tumbler Ridge mass school shooting
By Nick Robins-Early and agencies, The Guardian
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Canadian province alleges deadly attack could have been prevented if company had warned police of shooter’s ChatGPT use British Columbia has sued OpenAI, saying a mass shooting at a school in the Canadian province could have been prevented if the company had warned local law enforcement that the shooter had used ChatGPT to plan the attack. 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.
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