The chilling role of #ChatGPT in #mass #shootings

“You have vulnerable individuals who are steeping in unhealthy places, who are trying to find credibility and validation for how they’re feeling. Now they have free and ready access to these generative platforms where they can research things like circumventing surveillance systems or how to use weapons."

https://www.motherjones.com/media/2026/04/chatgpt-tumbler-ridge-fsu-openai-chatbots-mass-shootings/?utm_source=mj-newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-newsletter-04-10-2026

The chilling role of ChatGPT in mass shootings and other violence

Several attacks involving OpenAI’s chatbot—including Tumbler Ridge and FSU—raise urgent questions about the technology.

Mother Jones