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Families sue OpenAI, alleging chatbot aided in Canadian school shooting
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Families of victims of a school shooting in a remote Canadian town are suing OpenAI in a US federal court, alleging the company failed to alert police to the shooter's alarming interactions with the ChatGPT chatbot. The lawsuits, filed on behalf of 12 families, claim wrongful death and injury, and represent an entire community seeking to hold OpenAI accountable for its alleged failure to prevent the shooting.