The post says OpenAI is placing additional restrictions on how ChatGPT responds to questions about past mass attacks, limiting reconstructions including details about the weapons and equipment used and how they were obtained, and detailed comparisons on scale of harm, and that these limits apply regardless of a user's age or reason for asking.

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We're now placing additional restrictions on how ChatGPT responds to questions about past mass attacks ... we're tightening our policies to restrict reconstructions of past mass attacks, including details about the weapons and equipment used and how they were obtained, and detailed comparisons on scale of harm that could amplify an attacker's notoriety. These limits apply regardless of a user's age or reason for asking.

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OpenAI · 2026-10-30

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