Sam Altman is "the face of evil" for not reporting school shooter, says lawyer
9 hours ago
- #AI Safety
- #OpenAI Lawsuit
- #Mass Shooting
- OpenAI faced lawsuits alleging it could have prevented a deadly mass shooting in Canada.
- Internal safety team flagged a ChatGPT account linked to the shooter as a threat eight months before the incident.
- OpenAI overruled safety recommendations, prioritizing user privacy over reporting to police.
- Instead of notifying law enforcement, OpenAI deactivated the account and told the shooter how to reaccess ChatGPT.
- CEO Sam Altman apologized publicly, acknowledging the mistake and promising future prevention efforts.