The families of the victims of one of the worst mass shootings in Canadian history are taking OpenAI and its co-founder Sam Altman to court in California “to pursue landmark damage awards,” according to firm Rice Parsons Leoni & Elliott.
Lawyers say the Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooter’s ChatGPT account was banned for “disturbing content,” which allegedly included planning violent scenarios, prior to the February tragedy, according to a news release from the firm.
“However, despite some 12 different OpenAI employees imploring the company to notify Canadian law enforcement about the Shooter’s plans, nothing else was done,” the firm said.
On Feb. 10, 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar shot and killed her mother and half-brother at home before fatally shooting five children and an educator at the local secondary school, as well as injuring numerous others. She died of a self-inflicted injury.