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British Columbia sues OpenAI over failure to report Tumbler Ridge shooter’s ChatGPT warnings

BBC World · 2026-09-22
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British Columbia has sued OpenAI in US federal court, alleging it failed to alert law enforcement after safety staff flagged 18-year-old Jessie Van Rootselaar’s ChatGPT messages referencing gun violence months before she killed eight people, including six children, in February’s Tumbler Ridge shooting. Attorney General Niki Sharma said the case tests tech firms’ duties on credible violence threats; victims’ families have filed separate suits.

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Source: BBC World · via ahirlevel.hu