British Columbia sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over Tumbler Ridge school shooting

British Columbia and the local school district are suing OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, accusing the company of "aiding and abetting" a mass shooting by failing to warn police about the shooter's ChatGPT activity. The eight-count lawsuit seeks damages for emergency response costs and a replacement school, and demands safety changes to ChatGPT plus production of the shooter's chat logs.

• Lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman includes eight counts, including negligence
• OpenAI flagged the shooter's account in June 2025 but did not alert police
• Shooter killed six people at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in February
• Province and federal governments each committed $100 million for new construction