OpenAI Sued by Families of Canada Shooting Victims for Not Reporting His Suspicious ChatGPT Activity

Families of victims of a February 2026 mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging the company identified the shooter as a credible threat eight months before the attack but failed to warn police. OpenAI's automated system flagged the shooter's ChatGPT account in June 2025 for "gun violence activity and planning," and a safety team urged management to notify authorities, but the company's leadership chose instead to deactivate the account. The lawsuits accuse OpenAI leaders of not alerting police because it would have exposed the volume of violence-related conversations on ChatGPT and potentially jeopardized the company's path to a nearly $1 trillion initial public offering.

Source: r/ChatGPT | 2026-04-30