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British Columbia sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over Tumbler Ridge mass school shooting
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PUBLISHEDSep 22, 2026, 4:29 AM
What the source reports
Canadian province alleges deadly attack could have been prevented if company had warned police of shooter’s ChatGPT use British Columbia has sued OpenAI in California, saying a mass shooting at a school in the province could have been prevented if the company had warned local law enforcement that the shooter had used ChatGPT to plan the massacre.
The lawsuit filed in San Francisco federal court on Monday names OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, as defendants. It is seeking damages…
Main source: The Guardian Technology
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