OPENAI SUED OVER CANADA SCHOOL SHOOTING
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Seven families of victims from a February shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia have filed lawsuits against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, claiming the company failed to alert authorities about the suspect's ChatGPT activity.
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