OpenAI Flagged a Mass Shooter's ChatGPT Conversations Eight Months Before the Attack — And Chose Not to Warn Police

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OpenAI's automated systems flagged violent gun scenarios in a ChatGPT user's conversations in June 2025. Employees urged leadership to alert Canadian police. Leadership refused. Eight months later, the user killed eight people in Tumbler Ridge, BC.

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