Seven Families Sue OpenAI Over Ignored Warnings Before Canada Mass Shooting
Seven families of victims killed or injured in a mass shooting in Canada have filed lawsuits against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman in a California court.The lawsuits accuse the company and its leadership of negligence for failing to act on flagged ChatGPT activity of the shooter prior to the attack.In February, 18-year-old Jessie Van Rootselaar opened fire at a secondary school in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, killing eight people, including six children.Van Rootselaar's interactions with ChatGPT were flagged months before the shooting for references to gun violence, but OpenAI did not alert local law enforcement.One of the surviving victims,... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 29 Apr 2026 15:34 LONDON
