Tumbler Ridge shooter's ChatGPT use "more disturbing" than known: reporter

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Article URL: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/mother-jones-chatgpt-safeguards-tumbler-ridge-bc-shooter-9.7358031 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49983825 Points: 9 # Comments: 1…

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  • Article URL: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/mother-jones-chatgpt-safeguards-tumbler-ridge-bc-shooter-9.7358031 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49983825 Points: 9 # Comments: 1…
  • Reported by Hacker News and published Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:44:29 UTC.

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