OpenAI Faces Fresh U.S. Lawsuits Over ChatGPT Ties to Tumbler Ridge Tragedy

OpenAI is facing about 30 new U.S. federal lawsuits accusing ChatGPT and its leadership of negligence and aiding and abetting in the February mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in British Columbia. Plaintiffs, including students and a teacher, allege OpenAI knew the shooter's intent from conversations with ChatGPT but didn’t report it to authorities, echoing Altman’s prior apology; Canada’s British Columbia government is pursuing action as the legal cases widen across the U.S. and Canada.