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OpenAI is facing new lawsuits from witnesses and victims of the February mass shooting in a Canadian town; the suspect talked gun violence with ChatGPT for days

New lawsuits add to list of cases in which the chatbot maker faces questions about the safety of its products

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OpenAI is facing new lawsuits from witnesses and victims of the February mass shooting in a Canadian town; the suspect talked gun violence with ChatGPT for days

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Wall Street Journal — OpenAI is facing new lawsuits from witnesses and victims of the February mass shooting in a Canadian town; the suspect talked gun violence with ChatGPT for days ↗

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