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Incident 137542 Report
OpenAI Allegedly Did Not Alert RCMP After ChatGPT Flagged Violent Chats Before British Columbia School Shooting
2026-02-10
After the 02/10/2026 school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, OpenAI said a user later identified as the suspect, Jesse Van Rootselaar, had previously used ChatGPT to describe scenarios involving gun violence. Those chats were reportedly auto-flagged and reviewed and the account was banned, but OpenAI says it did not alert the RCMP because it allegedly did not present a credible, imminent threat; the company reportedly contacted police after the attack.
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ChatGPT Was Alleged to Have Aided Planning of Florida State University Mass Shooting
2025-04-17
On April 17, 2025, a shooting at Florida State University killed Tiru Chabba and Robert Morales and injured others. Phoenix Ikner, the accused shooter, has pleaded not guilty. In 2026, victims' families and attorneys reportedly alleged that Ikner used ChatGPT before the attack to discuss mass shootings, firearms, campus activity, and media attention, and that OpenAI failed to flag or escalate the exchanges. OpenAI denied responsibility.
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Vanderbilt Peabody Office's Purportedly ChatGPT-Drafted Message About Michigan State Shooting Reportedly Drew Student Backlash
2023-02-16
On February 16, 2023, Vanderbilt University's Peabody College Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion reportedly sent students a message about the Michigan State University shooting that disclosed it had been drafted or paraphrased using ChatGPT. Students reportedly criticized the message as impersonal and disrespectful in a moment of grief. Peabody later apologized for "poor judgment," and two EDI deans temporarily stepped back during a review.
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Students Reportedly Used Generative Text Tools to Complete School Assignments and Exams
2022-09-15
Students in school and university settings reportedly used generative text tools including Sudowrite, GPT-3/OpenAI Playground, and ChatGPT to complete homework, essays, and exams without disclosure. Reporting described admitted student use and growing concern among educators that these tools undermined academic integrity, disadvantaged non-using students, and disrupted assessment practices.
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Teachers
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- Incident 137542 Reports
OpenAI Allegedly Did Not Alert RCMP After ChatGPT Flagged Violent Chats Before British Columbia School Shooting
- Incident 33914 Reports
Students Reportedly Used Generative Text Tools to Complete School Assignments and Exams
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students
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- Incident 137542 Reports
OpenAI Allegedly Did Not Alert RCMP After ChatGPT Flagged Violent Chats Before British Columbia School Shooting
- Incident 148742 Reports
ChatGPT Was Alleged to Have Aided Planning of Florida State University Mass Shooting
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Epistemic integrity
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- Incident 33914 Reports
Students Reportedly Used Generative Text Tools to Complete School Assignments and Exams
- Incident 3748 Reports
UK Ofqual's Algorithm Disproportionately Provided Lower Grades Than Teachers' Assessments
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minors
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- Incident 137542 Reports
OpenAI Allegedly Did Not Alert RCMP After ChatGPT Flagged Violent Chats Before British Columbia School Shooting
- Incident 8917 Reports
Purported AI Voice Scam Reportedly Targets Westchester Parents with Fake Kidnapping Ransom Calls
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Educators
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- Incident 48220 Reports
Vanderbilt Peabody Office's Purportedly ChatGPT-Drafted Message About Michigan State Shooting Reportedly Drew Student Backlash
- Incident 4667 Reports
AI-Generated Text Detectors Reportedly Misclassified Human and AI-Written Text
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Department of Education and Skills (Ireland)
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ProctorU
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- Incident 4244 Reports
Canadian Universities’ AI Proctoring Tools Reportedly Collected Student Biometric Data Without Adequate Consent
- Incident 1401 Report
University of Toronto's ProctorU Deployment Reportedly Disadvantaged BIPOC Students During Exam Check-Ins
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Proctorio
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- Incident 1386 Reports
University of Illinois' Proctorio Remote-Proctoring Deployment Reportedly Raised Student Rights Concerns
- Incident 4244 Reports
Canadian Universities’ AI Proctoring Tools Reportedly Collected Student Biometric Data Without Adequate Consent
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University of Texas at Austin's Department of Computer Science
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Universities
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- Incident 48220 Reports
Vanderbilt Peabody Office's Purportedly ChatGPT-Drafted Message About Michigan State Shooting Reportedly Drew Student Backlash
- Incident 4244 Reports
Canadian Universities’ AI Proctoring Tools Reportedly Collected Student Biometric Data Without Adequate Consent
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Intensive Partnerships for Effective Teaching
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Intensive Partnerships for Effective Teaching teacher-evaluation system
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OpenAI
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- Incident 137542 Reports
OpenAI Allegedly Did Not Alert RCMP After ChatGPT Flagged Violent Chats Before British Columbia School Shooting
- Incident 148742 Reports
ChatGPT Was Alleged to Have Aided Planning of Florida State University Mass Shooting
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UK Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation
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Professors
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- Incident 48220 Reports
Vanderbilt Peabody Office's Purportedly ChatGPT-Drafted Message About Michigan State Shooting Reportedly Drew Student Backlash
- Incident 7211 Report
Reported Use of Purportedly AI-Generated Student Accounts in Online College Courses
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Vanderbilt University Peabody College Office of Equity Diversity and Inclusion
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Unknown deepfake technology developers
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- Incident 8917 Reports
Purported AI Voice Scam Reportedly Targets Westchester Parents with Fake Kidnapping Ransom Calls
- Incident 13423 Reports
Purported Deepfake Nude Images of Students Circulated Without Consent at Valencia Educational Institute
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Turnitin
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- Incident 5141 Report
Turnitin's ChatGPT-Detection Tool Falsely Flagged Student Essays as AI-Generated
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- Incident 5721 Report
University Student Reportedly Received Zero After Turnitin AI Detector Flagged Essay
- Incident 8491 Report
AI Detection Tools Allegedly Misidentify Neurodivergent and ESL Students' Work as AI-Generated in Academic Settings
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high school students
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- Incident 137542 Reports
OpenAI Allegedly Did Not Alert RCMP After ChatGPT Flagged Violent Chats Before British Columbia School Shooting
- Incident 148911 Reports
ChatGPT Was Reportedly Used in Planning School Stabbing in Pirkkala, Finland, That Injured Three Pupils
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Schools and teachers who were misinformed and burdened with COPPA compliance responsibilities without adequate disclosure
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Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)
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Two unidentified Year 11 students at Gladstone Park Secondary College
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Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)
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Unknown perpetrator(s) of deepfake harassment targeting AOS 47 teacher
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Gaggle
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- Incident 11671 Report
Alleged Gaggle Surveillance Alert Reportedly Leads to Arrest and Detention of 13-Year-Old Student in Fairview, Tennessee
- Incident 12131 Report
Gaggle AI Monitoring at Lawrence, Kansas High School Reportedly Misflags Student Content and Blocks Emails
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Unknown actor(s) creating deepfake nudes of Sydney high school students
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Omnilert
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- Incident 12503 Reports
Alleged False Positive by Omnilert AI Gun Detection System Prompts Police Search at Baltimore County High School
- Incident 12671 Report
Omnilert AI Reportedly Triggered False Gun Alert at Parkville High, Prompting Student Relocation
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Waymo
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- Incident 13003 Reports
Waymo Self-Driving Vehicles Reportedly Passed Stopped School Buses at Least 19 Times, Prompting NHTSA Probe
- Incident 13612 Reports
Waymo Autonomous Vehicle Reportedly Struck Child Near Elementary School in Santa Monica, California
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ZeroEyes AI-powered video surveillance weapon detection system
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Unnamed students at Mountain View Middle School
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Boys
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- Incident 13481 Report
Purported Deepfake Explicit Images of Middle School Students Allegedly Created and Circulated Using Mobile App in Goffstown, New Hampshire
- Incident 13521 Report
Malaysian Teenager Allegedly Arrested for Creating and Selling AI-Generated Deepfake Images of Schoolmates and Alumni in Johor
Unknown image generator technology
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- Incident 14393 Reports
Former New Orleans Isidore Newman School Teacher Allegedly Used AI to Create Fake Nude Images from Social Media Photos of Girls, Including Students
- Incident 13542 Reports
Purportedly AI-Altered Fake Nude Images of High School Girls and Women Reportedly Created and Disseminated in Pensacola, Florida