OpenAI apology exposes AI-safety gaps after Canadian school shooting

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman apologized to the Tumbler Ridge community after OpenAI’s system flagged a ChatGPT user who later killed eight people and injured 27 in Canada’s deadliest school shooting in decades; internal reviews had urged reporting to police, but leadership applied a higher threshold and authorities were not alerted. OpenAI has since lowered its reporting threshold, established direct contact with the RCMP, and stressed that changes are voluntary and not legally binding in Canada, highlighting broader gaps in AI safety regulation and accountability.