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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rob Gillies

OpenAI employees raised alarm about mass shooting suspect months ago: report

OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, said Friday it considered alerting Canadian police in 2025 about the online activities of the suspect in one of the worst school shootings in the country’s history.

The San Francisco tech company said it identified the account of Jesse Van Rootselaar in June via abuse detection efforts for “furtherance of violent activities.”

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