Suspect in Tumbler Ridge school shooting described violent scenarios to ChatGPT

Source: The Verge

OpenAI employees flagged warning signs before Tumbler Ridge shooting

The suspect in the mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Jesse Van Rootselaar, was raising alarms among employees at OpenAI months before the shooting took place. In June, Jesse had conversations with ChatGPT that included detailed descriptions of gun violence, which triggered the chatbot’s automated review system. Several employees warned that these posts could be a precursor to real‑world violence and urged company leaders to contact the authorities, but the leadership ultimately declined to do so.

According to the Wall Street Journal, leaders at the company decided that Rootselaar’s posts did not constitute a “credible and imminent risk” of violence.

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