US man arrested as second suspect in Canada mass school shooting planned with ChatGPT
Summary
A US man, James Codey Bryant, was arrested for helping plan a mass school shooting in Canada. He is accused of giving money and advice to Jesse Van Rootselaar, who killed eight people after discussing the attack with the AI chatbot ChatGPT.Key Facts
- James Codey Bryant, 30, from Washington state, faces charges of conspiracy to murder in a foreign country.
- Bryant allegedly gave money and technical help to Jesse Van Rootselaar for six months before the attack.
- Van Rootselaar killed eight people, including six children, in a Canadian school shooting in February.
- Van Rootselaar used ChatGPT to plan the attack; OpenAI flagged but did not report her behavior to police.
- Bryant and Van Rootselaar met online about three years before the shooting and kept in contact.
- Bryant advised Van Rootselaar on how to avoid detection and helped her after she killed family members.
- Authorities do not believe Bryant and Van Rootselaar ever met in person.
- The FBI is prosecuting Bryant in the US and working with Canadian police.
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