US man arrested as second suspect in Canada mass school shooting planned with ChatGPT

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/52815006 [https://lemmy.world/post/52815006] > Justice department detained James Codey Bryant and allege he offered ‘technical advice’ to primary suspect > > A surprise suspected accomplice has been arrested in connection with a mass school shooting in Canada that was made notorious after an 18-year-old allegedly killed six children after discussing it with the AI chatbot ChatGPT. > > The US Department of Justice said Tuesday it had detained James Codey Bryant, 30, a resident of western Washington state, on a charge of conspiracy to murder persons in a foreign country. > > Bryant offered money and “technical advice” to the suspected shooter for six months leading up to the killings, the justice department alleged. > > Canadian police have identified the suspect in this year’s massacre of eight people – including her mother and half-brother, as well as the six children, making it the second-deadliest school shooting in the country’s history – as Jesse Van Rootselaar, who has a history of mental health problems.