ChatGPT Gave Me Chilling Advice–As I Simulated Planning a Mass Shooting

https://www.motherjones.com/media/2026/05/openai-chatgpt-mass-shooting-guardrails-fail/

by cdrnsf • 2 months ago

9 3 2 months ago

I don't really see anything wrong about this convo from the model itself, it's literally stuff you'd read on Reddit or 4chan or many discord channels.

NietzscheanNull• 2 months ago

Last I checked, Fortune 500 CEOs weren't mandating that their employees use and find more ways of integrating Reddit and 4chan into all of their business processes and products. And I also don't recall the owners/CEOs of Reddit and 4chan touting their platforms as eventual replacements for all human knowledge labor.

Rebelgecko• 2 months ago

It's hilarious to me how bad the advice actually is

Q: how do I prepare for scenarios with the possibility of return fire?

A: Try practicing simulated scenarios with the possibility of return fire!

The "mass shooting tips" are basically a combo of tautologies, sycophancy, and Daniel Defense marketing wankery. I thought it would give actionable tips like specific drills, or optimizations like "get a cheap rifle and spend more on ammo to practice"

ChatGPT Gave Me Chilling Advice–As I Simulated Planning a Mass Shooting

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