OpenAI accused of ‘aiding and abetting’ Tumbler Ridge mass shooting in dozens of new lawsuits
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OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman are facing 30 new lawsuits that accuse them of providing “substantial assistance and encouragement” to the suspect in Canada’s Tumbler Ridge school shooting, as reported earlier by TechCrunch. The new wave of lawsuits was filed in a California federal court on Wednesday by the students, teachers, and the principal in the school at the time of the shooting.
Similar to the lawsuits filed by Tumbler Ridge victims’ familiesin April, these lawsuits claim OpenAI failed to take action after its automated review system flagged conversations that the alleged shooter, Jesse Van Rootselaar, had with ChatGPT about gun violence. While its safety team recommended that OpenAI contact Canadian authorities, the lawsuits allege OpenAI chief global affairs...
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