Parents of girl, 12, critically wounded by Canadian trans shooter sue ChatGPT maker OpenAI

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Parents of girl, 12, critically wounded by Canadian trans shooter sue ChatGPT maker OpenAI
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A murderous rampage has scarred a sleepy Canada town – after a deranged teen gunned down five students and a teacher at school after first killing their own family.

Maya Gebala, 12, was shot three times at close range, once in the head, once in the neck, and once in the cheek, during the shooting at her school in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, on Feb. 10. She suffered a catastrophic brain injury that will leave her with permanent cognitive and physical disabilities, according to the lawsuit filed in the British Columbia Supreme Court on Monday.

OpenAI had “specific knowledge of the shooter utilizing ChatGPT to plan a mass casualty event like the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting,” the legal claim states, as Three vessels struck in Strait of Hormuz as Iran vows to launch its 'most intense' assault so farVan Rootselaar — who ended the carnage by turning the gun on himself — had used ChatGPT as a trusted ally, and the chatbot responded by facilitating his evil plan, the lawsuit alleged. OpenAI later told police that the killer’s ChatGPT account had been closed before the attack, but he evaded the ban by using a second account.“What happened in Tumbler Ridge was an unspeakable tragedy, and our thoughts remain with the victims, their families, and the entire community,” an OpenAI spokesperson told The Post in response to the latest lawsuit. “OpenAI remains committed to working with government and law enforcement officials to make meaningful changes that help prevent tragedies like this in the future,” the spokesperson added. Van Rootselaar first gunned down his mother and his 11-year-old half-brother at their home in Tumbler Ridge, a small mining town of under 2,500 people. to Tumbler Ridge School, killing one victim in a stairwell and five others in the school library before shooting himself shortly before police arrived.Three vessels struck in Strait of Hormuz as Iran vows to launch its 'most intense' assault so farHegseth vows US will 'go as far as we need' to topple Iranian regime as conflict escalates — including possible 'boots on ground'Hegseth says the 11th day of war against Iran will be ‘most intense day of strikes’

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