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OpenAI sues to block B.C. privacy investigation into Tumbler Ridge shooting
OpenAI has filed a lawsuit in British Columbia to halt an investigation by the province’s Information and Privacy Commissioner. The investigation seeks to examine the connection between the use of ChatGPT and a February 10 school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, where Jesse Van Rootselaar killed eight people before taking her own life.
Privacy Commissioner Michael Harvey is requesting all of Van Rootselaar’s ChatGPT logs and documentation regarding OpenAI’s decision-making process. The probe aims to determine if the use of personal information and AI-generated responses was appropriate and whether such interactions could influence user behavior.
OpenAI argues that the commissioner has “no coherent rationale” for the investigation and denies breaching provincial privacy rules. The company noted that it has already provided chat logs to the police. Furthermore, OpenAI pointed to a separate lawsuit in the United States, where the province alleges the company should have shared information with law enforcement eight months prior to the tragedy.
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Authors Guild · Jesse Van Rootselaar · Michael Harvey · Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner · Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of British Columbia · OpenAI · Tumbler Ridge
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- [● 21 SOURCES] OpenAI filed a lawsuit in British Columbia to stop a privacy investigation. grandforksgazette.ca · wltribune.com · abbynews.com · albernivalleynews.com · aldergrovestar.com · +16 more
- [● 21 SOURCES] Jesse Van Rootselaar killed eight people in Tumbler Ridge on February 10. grandforksgazette.ca · wltribune.com · abbynews.com · albernivalleynews.com · aldergrovestar.com · +16 more
- [● 21 SOURCES] OpenAI has turned over the chat logs to police. grandforksgazette.ca · wltribune.com · abbynews.com · albernivalleynews.com · aldergrovestar.com · +16 more
- [● 21 SOURCES] The B.C. privacy commissioner is seeking Jesse Van Rootselaar’s ChatGPT logs. grandforksgazette.ca · wltribune.com · abbynews.com · albernivalleynews.com · aldergrovestar.com · +16 more
- [● 20 SOURCES] OpenAI faces dozens of lawsuits in California filed by victims’ family members and by the province of British Columbia. westknews.com · grandforksgazette.ca · kimberleybulletin.com · lakecowichangazette.com · wltribune.com · +15 more