{"slug": "tumbler-ridge-mass-shooting-victims-file-30-new-lawsuits-against-openai", "title": "Tumbler Ridge mass shooting victims file 30 new lawsuits against OpenAI", "summary": "OpenAI faces 30 new lawsuits filed on Wednesday on behalf of victims of the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting in rural Canada, alleging its ChatGPT chatbot induced the shooter to carry out the February attack that killed eight people and wounded dozens more, most of them children. The suits were filed in the wake of the incident, with OpenAI stating it prioritizes safety.", "body_md": "# Tumbler Ridge mass shooting victims file 30 new lawsuits against OpenAI\n\nBy Dara KerrSource:\n\n[The Guardian Technology](https://www.theguardian.com/us/technology)The company says it prioritizes safety, but suits allege its [ChatGPT](/compare/chatgpt-vs-claude) bot induced shooter to carry out attack in Canada\n\n[OpenAI](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/openai) faces 30 new lawsuits filed on behalf of victims of the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting.\n\nThe suits, filed on Wednesday, allege the company’s [ChatGPT](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/chatgpt) [chatbot](/glossary/chatbot) induced the shooter to carry out the attack in rural Canada in February, in which eight people were killed and dozens more wounded – most of them children.\n\n[Continue reading...](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/02/openai-lawsuits-tumbler-ridge-mass-shooting)\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/tumbler-ridge-mass-shooting-victims-file-30-new-lawsuits-against-openai", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/tumbler-ridge-mass-shooting-victims-file-30-new-lawsuits-aga-pirx", "published_at": "2026-09-02 13:22:57+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-02 15:24:26.436338+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "ai-policy", "ai-products"], "entities": ["OpenAI", "ChatGPT", "Tumbler Ridge"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/tumbler-ridge-mass-shooting-victims-file-30-new-lawsuits-against-openai", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/tumbler-ridge-mass-shooting-victims-file-30-new-lawsuits-against-openai.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/tumbler-ridge-mass-shooting-victims-file-30-new-lawsuits-against-openai.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/tumbler-ridge-mass-shooting-victims-file-30-new-lawsuits-against-openai.jsonld"}}