OpenAI Tried to Hide ChatGPT Giving Extremely Specific Advice to a School Shooter on How to Maximize Casualties. The Logs Are Horrific.
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In the aftermath of the horrific mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, Canada, OpenAI is now facing a wave of lawsuits from families affected by the tragic event. The 18-year-old shooter, Jesse Van Rootselaar, allegedly used ChatGPT to ideate graphic mass murder scenarios for months prior to the deadly rampage that left six people dead and 27 injured.
The shooter had opened a second ChatGPT account after her first one was deactivated, and it is in these chats that disturbingly specific advice on maximizing casualties can be found. The chatbot even provided a detailed analysis of how a Remington 870 pump-action shotgun could be used to slaughter people at a hypothetical college campus, despite its initial refusal to provide the information.
OpenAI has declined to comment on the allegations and has not made the chat logs public. The company is also facing lawsuits over other shootings connected to ChatGPT use, totaling over 50 cases.
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