Plus: Trump says US documents will drop ‘artificial intelligence’; Microsoft dismantles AI scam platform EvilTokens
Welcome in—it’s a heavy, fast-moving Wednesday, so let’s take it one story at a time.
POLICY
⚖️ British Columbia sues OpenAI over Tumbler Ridge shooting
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A Canadian province is suing OpenAI over its alleged failure to notify authorities about concerning user interactions on ChatGPT prior to the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting.
The details:
The shooter, Jessie Van Rootselaar, 18, killed eight people, including six children, in February.
British Columbia attorney general Niki Sharma said the lawsuit was filed to a US federal court on Monday.
Van Rootselaar's ChatGPT activity was flagged by OpenAI's safety team for references to gun violence months before the attack.
🏛️ Trump says US documents will drop ‘artificial intelligence’
Donald Trump claimed the US is officially renaming artificial intelligence to 'super intelligence'. Trump made the claim in a speech at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday morning.
The details:
Trump said the word 'artificial' makes intelligence fake.
Trump said all US documents will use the term 'super intelligence' instead of 'artificial intelligence'.
Trump said the US leads the world in super intelligence over China.
🚨 Microsoft dismantles AI scam platform EvilTokens
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Microsoft led an industry-wide disruption of a subscription-based scam platform named EvilTokens. EvilTokens used an AI chatbot to compromise 12,000 Microsoft accounts over a few-month span.
The details:
EvilTokens was introduced over a Telegram channel in February and charged an initial $1,500 fee and a recurring $500 monthly charge.
Microsoft seized 50 websites and 150 more domains used to operate EvilTokens.
The UK Metropolitan Police Service arrested two men on suspicion of offenses connected to the crime platform.
