"The #power of #chatbots to synthesize vast content, in other words, makes it far #easier than traditional internet use for a struggling person to #move from #violent #thoughts toward #action. The near-#instant #results from the chatbot, delivered in what feels like a confiding conversation, can arm them both with #tactical #knowledge and #affirmation."

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.

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