ChatGPT helped a shooter plan one of the worst mass shootings in Canadian history in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia
OpenAI made an explicit decision not to report the user to authorities.
The shooter’s first account was banned, so made a second and ChatGPT explained how to avoid being banned again.
It then proceeded to entertain and give advice on violent scenarios over the following eight months, until the morning of that terrible day in Tumbler Ridge on February 10, 2026.
https://www.motherjones.com/media/2026/09/chatgpt-tumbler-ridge-mass-shooter-openai/
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