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Families of the victims in the Tumbler Ridge school shooting have filed lawsuits accusing OpenAI of ignoring warning signs, withholding the shooter’s ChatGPT logs and providing instructions that helped the gunman evade account bans. The suits claim the AI firm acted as a co‑conspirator, deepening the shooter’s fixation on gun violence, and demand access to the logs to determine the extent of the chatbot’s influence. Read more

Two months after a deadly mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman issued a public apology for failing to notify law enforcement about a ChatGPT account that had been banned for violating the company’s policy on real‑world violence. In a letter shared by local media, Altman expressed remorse to the town’s mayor and the province’s premier, acknowledging the missed opportunity to intervene and pledging stronger safeguards to prevent similar tragedies. Read more

OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman sent a public letter to the residents of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, expressing deep regret that the company did not alert police about a ChatGPT user who later carried out a mass shooting. The 18‑year‑old suspect, Jesse Van Rootselaar, had been banned from the platform after posting violent scenarios. Altman said OpenAI will tighten its safety protocols and work closely with authorities to prevent similar tragedies. Read more