Tumbler Ridge family sues OpenAI

It's been one month since the deadly Tumbler Ridge mass shooting. Now, the family of one of the victims is suing OpenAI, alleging the tech company failed to alert authorities to chat prompts from the shooter related to violence. University of B.C. computer science professor emeritus Alan Mackworth joins the show as we ask what legal responsibilities AI companies have.

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It's been one month since the deadly Tumbler Ridge mass shooting. Now, the family of one of the victims is suing OpenAI, alleging the tech company failed to alert authorities to chat prompts from the shooter related to violence. University of B.C. computer science professor emeritus Alan Mackworth joins the show as we ask what legal responsibilities AI companies have.

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