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British Columbia Yaishtaki OpenAI Kuhusu Mauaji ya Shuleni Tumbler Ridge
Jimbo la Kanada limefungua kesi katika mahakama ya shirikisho ya San Francisco, likidai kuwa OpenAI ilishindwa kuionya polisi kuwa mshambuliaji alikuwa amejadili vurugu za bunduki na ChatGPT kabla ya kuua watu tisa Februari.
Imeundwa na AI kutoka vyanzo vilivyotajwa hapa chini.
Mnamo Septemba 21, British Columbia ilifungua kesi dhidi ya OpenAI na Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wake Sam Altman katika mahakama ya shirikisho ya San Francisco, ikidai kuwa kampuni hiyo ingeweza kuzuia mauaji ya kutumia bunduki yaliyotokea Februari katika shule ya Tumbler Ridge iwapo ingeonya polisi wa eneo hilo. Mshambuliaji huyo, Jesse Van Rootselaar mwenye umri wa miaka 18, alitumia ChatGPT kupanga shambulio hilo lililosababisha vifo vya watu tisa, wengi wao wakiwa watoto, kabla ya yeye mwenyewe kujiua eneo la tukio.
Kulingana na kesi hiyo, timu ya usalama ya ndani ya OpenAI ilikuwa imeainisha mazungumzo ambayo Van Rootselaar alijadili vurugu za bunduki miezi kadhaa kabla ya shambulio hilo, lakini kampuni iliamua kutoarifu Polisi wa Kifalme wa Kanada. Jimbo hilo linasema simu moja tu kwa polisi ingeweza kuzuia msiba huo.
Kesi hiyo inataka fidia ya gharama za urejeshaji za British Columbia, ikiwemo ujenzi wa shule mbadala na huduma za afya ya akili endelevu kwa walionusurika, pamoja na amri ya mahakama inayoitaka OpenAI kubadilisha jinsi inavyoshughulikia mazungumzo yanayoweza kuashiria hatari ya vurugu. Altman hapo awali aliandika kuwa alisikitika sana kwa kampuni kutoarifu mamlaka na aliahidi mageuzi ambayo, kulingana na kesi hiyo, hayakutekelezwa kamwe.
Key facts
- British Columbia filed suit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman in a San Francisco federal court on September 21, 2026.
- The lawsuit concerns the February 2026 Tumbler Ridge school shooting, which killed nine people.
- OpenAI's safety team had flagged the shooter's conversations about gun violence but did not alert police.
- The province seeks damages for recovery costs, including a replacement school, plus a court order on how OpenAI handles violent conversations.
- Sam Altman had previously apologized publicly for the company's failure to contact law enforcement before the attack.
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