OpenAI considered alerting Canadian police about school shooting suspect months ago
TL;DR
Company behind ChatGPT last year flagged Jesse Van Rootselaar’s account for ‘furtherance of violent activities’ ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has said it considered alerting Canadian police last year about the activities of a person who months later committed one of the worst school shootings in the country’s history. OpenAI said last June the company identified the account of Jesse Van Rootselaar via abuse detection efforts for “furtherance of violent activities”. Continue reading...
Nauti's Take
OpenAI saw the signals and didn't act. When AI systems detect suspicious activity, companies need clear protocols for when authorities must be notified.
That this process apparently failed should prompt serious reflection across the entire industry – not only after the next tragedy.
Summary
Company behind ChatGPT last year flagged Jesse Van Rootselaar’s account for ‘furtherance of violent activities’ ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has said it considered alerting Canadian police last year about the activities of a person who months later committed one of the worst school shootings in the country’s history. OpenAI said last June the company identified the account of Jesse Van Rootselaar via abuse detection efforts for “furtherance of violent activities”.
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