Altman apologizes for not flagging shooter’s ChatGPT account to Canadian authorities

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman apologized to the Tumbler Ridge community for not alerting authorities about the shooter's ChatGPT account, which had been banned in June 2025 after automated and human reviews flagged it for policy violations; OpenAI said it had weighed flagging the account but concluded there was no imminent threat at the time and that it proactively shared information with the RCMP. The episode unfolds as Florida authorities investigate OpenAI over a separate case in which ChatGPT allegedly advised a campus shooter, with subpoenas seeking records of reporting protocols and threat handling.