Families Sue OpenAI After School Shooting

Introduction

Seven families are suing OpenAI and its boss, Sam Altman. They say OpenAI did not tell the police about a dangerous person.

Main Body

A young woman killed people at a school and at home. She then killed herself. OpenAI saw her dangerous plans last year. Some workers wanted to call the police, but the leaders said no. They only closed her account. The families say OpenAI wanted to protect its money. They think the company did not want people to know about violence on the app. They say the company cared more about money than people. OpenAI says the person was not a big risk at that time. The company now has new safety rules. Sam Altman said sorry, but the families are still angry. They want money and better safety rules.

Conclusion

The court case starts next year. It will decide if AI companies are responsible for the bad actions of their users.

Learning

⚡ THE 'ACTION' PATTERN

Look at how we describe things that happened. In this story, we use a simple pattern: Person + Action + Object.

Examples from the text:

  • Families \rightarrow sue \rightarrow OpenAI
  • Leaders \rightarrow said \rightarrow no
  • Company \rightarrow has \rightarrow rules

💡 SIMPLE WORD SWAPS

To reach A2, you can change the 'Action' to talk about different things. Try this logic:

The Pattern: [Who] \rightarrow [Does What] \rightarrow [To Whom]

  1. The families \rightarrow want \rightarrow money
  2. The person \rightarrow had \rightarrow plans

⚠️ WORD ALERT: "CARE MORE ABOUT"

This is a great phrase for beginners to express a preference:

  • «They cared more about money than people.»

How to use it: [Person] + cared more about + [Thing A] + than + [Thing B].

Example: I care more about sleep than work.

Vocabulary Learning

families
families / groups of related people家庭
Example:The families were very upset after the incident.
suing
suing / taking legal action against追訴
Example:The families are suing OpenAI for negligence.
police
police / law enforcement officers警察
Example:The police were called to the school.
dangerous
dangerous / able to cause harm危險
Example:The plan was dangerous and could harm many.
young
young / not old, recently born年輕的
Example:The young woman was only 20 years old.
woman
woman / adult female human女士
Example:A woman was killed in the school shooting.
killed
killed / caused death殺害
Example:She killed the people before she killed herself.
people
people / human beings人們
Example:Many people were injured in the attack.
school
school / place of learning學校
Example:The shooting happened at a school.
home
home / place where one lives
Example:She was also killed at her home.
saw
saw / saw with eyes看見
Example:OpenAI saw her dangerous plans last year.
plans
plans / ideas for future actions計畫
Example:The plans were very harmful.
workers
workers / people who work工作者
Example:Some workers wanted to call the police.
leaders
leaders / people who guide領袖
Example:The leaders said no to calling the police.
account
account / record or user profile帳戶
Example:They only closed her account.
protect
protect / keep safe保護
Example:OpenAI wanted to protect its money.
money
money / currency used for payment
Example:The company cared more about money than people.
company
company / business organization公司
Example:The company did not want people to know about violence.
violence
violence / use of force暴力
Example:The app should prevent violence.
app
app / application on a device應用程式
Example:The violence was on the app.
risk
risk / possibility of danger風險
Example:The person was not a big risk at that time.
safety
safety / condition of being safe安全
Example:The company now has new safety rules.
rules
rules / guidelines規則
Example:The company has new safety rules.
sorry
sorry / feeling regret對不起
Example:Sam Altman said sorry.
angry
angry / feeling upset生氣
Example:The families are still angry.
court
court / place where legal decisions are made法院
Example:The court case starts next year.
case
case / legal matter案件
Example:The court case will decide responsibility.
next
next / following in time下一個
Example:The court case starts next year.
decide
decide / choose a course of action決定
Example:The court will decide if AI companies are responsible.
responsible
responsible / having duty責任的
Example:AI companies are responsible for user actions.
bad
bad / not good壞的
Example:The actions were bad.
actions
actions / things done行動
Example:The bad actions caused harm.
users
users / people who use使用者
Example:The users' actions are under scrutiny.