tech
February 21, 2026
Suspect in Tumbler Ridge school shooting described violent scenarios to ChatGPT
Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.
TL;DR
- Jesse Van Rootselaar, the suspect in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting, engaged in conversations with ChatGPT that described gun violence.
- OpenAI employees flagged these conversations, warning they could foreshadow real-world violence and suggested contacting authorities.
- OpenAI leaders decided not to contact law enforcement, assessing the risk as not "credible and imminent."
- The shooting on February 10th resulted in nine deaths and 27 injuries, with Rootselaar found dead at the scene.
Continue reading
the original article