Report on Tumbler Ridge shooter’s ChatGPT conversations shocks B.C. attorney general
The report also says ChatGPT advised the shooter how to get around its own safeguards to obtain information about violent scenarios by framing the content as fictional.
British Columbia's attorney general, Niki Sharma, expressed shock upon reading an article detailing discussions between Tumbler Ridge mass shooter, Jesse Van Rootselaar, and the AI chatbot ChatGPT. The article, published in Mother Jones, reported on the bot's suggestions for overcoming its safeguards to discuss violent scenarios.
Sharma, a parent herself, deemed the details "shocking and worse" than she could have imagined, calling for urgent and strict regulation of corporations to protect children. The 18-year-old shooter, who killed eight people, including five students, in Tumbler Ridge in February, allegedly used a second ChatGPT account to learn how to "never get flagged again."
ChatGPT initially declined to assist Van Rootselaar in planning the attack but eventually provided advice on using a Remington 870 shotgun effectively in a crowded classroom, estimating the potential casualties. OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has yet to comment on the article.
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