{"slug": "british-columbia-sues-openai-and-sam-altman-over-tumbler-ridge-mass-school", "title": "British Columbia sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over Tumbler Ridge mass school shooting", "summary": "British Columbia filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman in San Francisco federal court on Monday, alleging a February mass shooting at a school in Tumbler Ridge could have been prevented if the company had warned local law enforcement that the shooter used ChatGPT to plan the attack. The province is seeking damages to fund recovery efforts and an order directing changes to how OpenAI handles ChatGPT conversations that could lead to violence.", "body_md": "# British Columbia sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over Tumbler Ridge mass school shooting\n\nBy ReutersSource: \n\n[The Guardian Technology](https://www.theguardian.com/us/technology)\nCanadian province alleges deadly attack could have been prevented if  company had warned police of shooter’s [ChatGPT](https://www.machinebrief.com/compare/chatgpt-vs-claude) use\n\nBritish Columbia has sued [OpenAI](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/openai) in California, saying a mass shooting at a school in the province could have been prevented if the company had warned local law enforcement that the shooter had used ChatGPT to plan the massacre.\n\nThe lawsuit filed in San Francisco federal court on Monday names OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, as defendants. It is seeking damages to fund recovery efforts in the province after the February attack, as well as an order directing changes to the way the company handles ChatGPT conversations that could lead to violence.\n\n[Continue reading...](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/22/british-columbia-sues-openai-sam-altman-tumbler-ridge-school-shooting)\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/british-columbia-sues-openai-and-sam-altman-over-tumbler-ridge-mass-school", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/british-columbia-sues-openai-and-sam-altman-over-tumbler-rid-1s0u", "published_at": "2026-09-22 04:29:22+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-22 08:54:04.846112+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "ai-policy", "ai-ethics", "ai-products"], "entities": ["OpenAI", "Sam Altman", "British Columbia", "ChatGPT", "Tumbler Ridge"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/british-columbia-sues-openai-and-sam-altman-over-tumbler-ridge-mass-school", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/british-columbia-sues-openai-and-sam-altman-over-tumbler-ridge-mass-school.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/british-columbia-sues-openai-and-sam-altman-over-tumbler-ridge-mass-school.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/british-columbia-sues-openai-and-sam-altman-over-tumbler-ridge-mass-school.jsonld"}}