Suspect in Tumbler Ridge school shooting described violent scenarios to ChatGPT
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The suspect in the Tumbler Ridge school shooting discussed violent scenarios with ChatGPT, triggering OpenAI's review system. Employees raised concerns, but company leaders did not contact authorities, deeming the posts not an imminent threat.
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. This past June, Jesse had conversations with ChatGPT involving descriptions of gun violence that triggered the chatbot's automated review system. Several employees raised concerns that her posts could be a precursor to real-world violence and encouraged company leaders to contact the authorities, but they ultimately declined.
OpenAI spokesperson Kayla Wood told The Verge that, while the company considered referring the account to law enforcement, it was ultimately deci …