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OpenAI sued over school shooting

Lawsuit alleges the AI firm failed to tell law enforcement that the shooter had used ⁠ChatGPT to plan the massacre.

The Independent UK · Sep 22

British Columbia sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over Tumbler Ridge mass school shooting

Canadian province alleges deadly attack could have been prevented if company had warned police of shooter’s ChatGPT use

The Guardian - US · Sep 22

British Columbia sues OpenAI over Tumbler Ridge school shooting

The lawsuit filed in San Francisco federal court names OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, as defendants. It is seeking damages to cover what the province has and will spend on its recovery from the February attack, as well as an order directing changes to the way the company handles…

The Economic Times · Sep 22

OpenAI says Canada mass shooter evaded ban with second ChatGPT account

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI says the shooter in one of the worst school shootings in Canada’s history got around a ban on her problematic use of the service by having a second account

The Independent UK · Feb 27

Danger was flagged, but not reported: What the Tumbler Ridge tragedy reveals about Canada’s AI governance vacuum

Eight months before the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting, OpenAI knew something was wrong. The company’s automated review system had flagged Jesse Van Rootselaar’s ChatGPT account for interactions involving scenarios of gun violence. Roughly a dozen employees were aware. Some advocated contacting police. Instead, OpenAI banned the account, but didn’t refer…

The Conversation · Feb 24

Canada seeks answers from OpenAI for failing to alert police after suspending school shooter’s account

Company had suspended account of Tumbler Ridge shooter in June 2025 over ‘furtherance of violent activities’

The Guardian - US · Feb 23

Canada school shooting: OpenAI flagged trans shooter’s ChatGPT account but did not alert police

Sam Altman-led OpenAI had identified and banned an account linked to Canadian transgender teenager Jesse Van Rootselaar months before one of Canada’s deadliest school shootings, but did not alert law enforcement at the time, according to company statements.

The Times of India · Feb 21

OpenAI employees raised alarm about mass shooting suspect months ago: report

Jesse Van Rootselaar’s ChatGPT account was flagged for ‘furtherance of violent activities’

The Independent UK · Feb 21

'Lit house on fire and watched...': Canadian school shooter Jesse Van Rootselaar tried to kill family before, says neighbour

A trans teenager who carried out one of Canada’s deadliest school shootings had previously tried to kill his own family by setting their home ablaze, a neighbour has claimed.

The Times of India · Feb 15

Canada school shooter’s online history shows fascination with violence and mass killings

Jesse Van Rootselaar created a mall shooter game on Roblox and was active on forum where users shared images of gore and mass violence

The Independent UK · Feb 13