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Chatbots · February 2026

OpenAI Staff Flagged a Future School Shooter's Chats and Never Called Police

Months before the Tumbler Ridge shooting, OpenAI employees debated alerting Canadian police about the suspect's gun-violence chats, then decided against it. The safety review ended with a ban and a tragedy.

Source: TechCrunch

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