OpenAI accused of ‘aiding and abetting’ Tumbler Ridge mass shooting in dozens of new lawsuits
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Survivors, students, teachers and the principal from the Tumbler Ridge school shooting filed 30 new lawsuits in a California federal court accusing OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman of providing "substantial assistance and encouragement" to the suspect. The filings, brought by Edelson PC, escalate the allegations to aiding and abetting and also name Chris Lehane. The wave of complaints was reported by TechCrunch and The Verge and first surfaced on Reddit.
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Multiple new filings and expanded allegations make this a fresh legal escalation against OpenAI right now.
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If suing OpenAI for "aiding and abetting" becomes the default response to gun violence, litigation could reshape how we assign blame, and not always where the evidence points.
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- Tumbler Ridge shooting survivors launch 30 new lawsuits against tech company OpenAIr/OpenAISep 2
- OpenAI accused of ‘aiding and abetting’ Tumbler Ridge mass shooting in dozens of new lawsuits
OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman are facing 30 new lawsuits that accuse them of providing "substantial assistance and encouragement" to the suspect in Canada's Tumbler Ridge school shooting, as reported earlier by TechCrunch. The new wave of lawsuits was filed in a California federal court on Wednesday by the students, teachers, and the principal […]
The Verge AISep 2 - OpenAI faces 30 more lawsuits tied to Tumbler Ridge shooting
Edelson PC is filing 30 new lawsuits against OpenAI over the Tumbler Ridge shooting, escalating claims to aiding and abetting and naming Chris Lehane, though evidence remains unconfirmed.
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