Parents sue OpenAI over Canadian school shooting by transgender suspect despite Sam Altman’s apology
Families of victims from a February school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, have sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging the company failed to alert authorities about the shooter's interactions with ChatGPT despite internal flags. The shooter, 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar, killed eight people before dying by suicide, and court documents claim OpenAI detected concerning behavior months in advance but chose not to notify law enforcement. Although Altman issued a public apology and OpenAI says it has since improved safety measures, the lawsuits accuse the company of negligence, wrongful death, and product liability.
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Families of victims in a February school shooting in Canada filed lawsuits Wednesday morning alleging that OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, were complicit in the gunman’s planning to carry out the attack that killed eight people. The lawsuit stems from a shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, in which 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar, who police said was biologically male and transitioned to female, killed six children and two adults before dying of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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