From Engadget · Mariella Moon · · 1m 20s
OpenAI sued over shooter's unheeded warnings
British Columbia claims OpenAI ignored its own staff's advice to alert police about a user planning violence, leading to a preventable shooting.
In brief
British Columbia claims OpenAI ignored its own staff's advice to alert police about a user planning violence, leading to a preventable shooting. British Columbia is suing OpenAI for failing to notify authorities about a shooter's threatening chats despite staff warnings, claiming the tragedy was preventable…
British Columbia sues OpenAI
The Canadian province filed a lawsuit accusing OpenAI of negligence and designing an unsafe product over the Tumbler Ridge shooting.
Staff flagged threats, company didn't act
OpenAI employees flagged the shooter's account in twenty twenty-five for potential real-world violence warnings, but the company didn't alert the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Shooter created second account
Although OpenAI banned the original account, the shooter made a second account that the company later discovered.
Altman apologized but it wasn't enough
OpenAI chief Sam Altman apologized for not alerting authorities, but British Columbia premier David Eby called it necessary yet grossly insufficient.
“necessary, and yet grossly insufficient”
Attorney general demands accountability
British Columbia attorney general Niki Sharma said no company should be exempt from accountability simply because the technology is new.
“No company should be exempt from accountability simply because the technology is new.”
Lawsuit seeks school funding and damages
British Columbia filed in California to maximize payouts, wants OpenAI to fund a new school in Tumbler Ridge, and faces a separate complaint from victims' families.
Here's the gist
British Columbia is suing OpenAI for failing to notify authorities about a shooter's threatening chats despite staff warnings, claiming the tragedy was preventable.
