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

https://mins.news/en/item/68323

- The Guardian, 2026-09-22 04:29 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/22/british-columbia-sues-openai-sam-altman-tumbler-ridge-school-shooting

> British Columbia has sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman in California, alleging the Tumbler Ridge school shooting might have been prevented if police had been told the shooter used ChatGPT to plan the attack. The province seeks damages for recovery costs and changes to how potentially violent conversations are handled. Nine people, mainly children, were killed.

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