Family of Tumbler Ridge shooting victim suing OpenAI

The family of one of the victims of the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge is suing OpenAI. The mother of Maya Gebala, a 12-year-old who remains in hospital after the shooting on Feb. 10, alleges the tech company failed to alert authorities to chat prompts from the shooter related to violence. The claim was filed…

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RCMP confirm police were contacted about Tumbler Ridge shooter’s ChatGPT

The B.C. RCMP has confirmed artificial intelligence company OpenAI contacted investigators after the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, following news the company had banned the shooter’s account last year. “What I can say is that as part of the investigation, digital and physical evidence is being collected, prioritized, and methodically processed,” Staff Sgt. Kris Clark…

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Colorado Division of Homeland Security investigates school threats, possible link to AI-generated calls

The Colorado Division of Homeland Security investigated threats at nearly a dozen schools across Colorado on Wednesday. According to investigators, at least 11 schools received threats by phone and email, including schools in the Douglas County School District, Littleton Public Schools, Frisco, Alamosa, and Buena Vista. Officials said the schools likely received the same threat,…

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Likely AI-generated bomb threat to FL private schools deemed ‘non-credible’

The Tallahassee Police Department is investigating after almost a half dozen Tallahassee schools received what law enforcement is calling “a non-credible” and possibly AI-generated bomb threat. Both the Tallahassee Police Department and Leon County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the calls occurred and appeared to be targeting private or charter schools. “I know that on our end…

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How an information vacuum about Maduro’s capture was filled with deepfakes and AI

A real-time flood of AI-generated images and videos of Maduro’s capture by US forces on Saturday were re-shared by public figures and garnered millions of views across Europe. Shortly after US President Donald Trump announced a “large-scale strike” on Venezuela on Saturday, European social media was awash with misleading, AI-generated images of Nicolás Maduro’s capture…

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