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British Columbia sues OpenAI and Sam Altman for 'aiding and abetting' school shooter

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British Columbia sues OpenAI and Sam Altman for 'aiding and abetting' school shooter

British Columbia is suing OpenAI to pay for a new school after a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge earlier this year, according to an Ars Technica report. B.C. accuses OpenAI of “aiding and abetting a mass shooting,” alleging that ChatGPT reinforced the shooter’s violent ideation and that OpenAI failed to warn police.

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B.C. and the local school district are suing both OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman for related costs, including the costs of the emergency response and a replacement school and wellness center. In addition, the province is demanding that ChatGPT make safety changes and also wants the shooter’s chat logs produced. OpenAI only shared said logs with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police after the shooting. The lawsuit involves eight counts, including negligence, and is seeking both punitive and compensatory damages.

The shooting took place in February. The shooter killed their mother and half-brother at home, and then went on to kill five students and an education assistant at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School. This occurred in a town of about 2,400 people. The school never reopened, and demolition began in August. The federal and provincial governments have committed $100 million each for new construction, according to the complaint.


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