British Columbia plans to sue OpenAI for not reporting shooter's violent ChatGPT chats

加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省拟起诉OpenAI：未上报ChatGPT暴力对话致校园枪击惨案

British Columbia announced on July 7 it is preparing to sue OpenAI. The shooter, 18-year-old Jesse van Ruijsselaar, had entered violent prompts into ChatGPT before OpenAI banned her account in June 2025. OpenAI did not alert law enforcement. In February 2026, she killed eight people at home and at a school in Tumbler Ridge before taking her own life. BC's Attorney General Sharma said the province will hold OpenAI and its management accountable; any damages won would fund community rebuilding and a new school. CEO Sam Altman apologized publicly in April, acknowledging that under post-June 2025 safety rules the account should have been reported. Lawyers for victims' families allege OpenAI withheld information because reporting one account would mean reporting thousands of similar ones.

Why it matters: A Canadian province sues OpenAI over a school shooting, alleging failure to report the shooter's violent ChatGPT chats. Clear timeline and casualty figures, strong legal precedent potential, directly hits the core debate on AI safety liability. Score not higher because only th...