NC members of Congress call on Google, OpenAI to address chatbot involvement in mass shootings

By: Brandon Kingdollar

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: June 8, 2026

Words: 577

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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Rep. Valerie Foushee (D-N.C.), Rep. Deborah Ross (D-N.C.), and dozens of their Democratic colleagues called on top AI companies to address interactions with chatbots which they said encouraged users who asked about “carrying out criminal acts,” suicide, and other harmful actions.

The letter, addressed to safety officials at OpenAI and Google DeepMind from the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, cited two instances in which mass shooters acquired “tactical advice” by using chatbots.

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