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  "id": 9019021,
  "title": "British Columbia sues OpenAI over Tumbler Ridge school shooting",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/british-columbia-sues-openai-over-tumbler-ridge-school-shooting",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-21T22:06:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNA - Business",
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    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/british-columbia-sues-openai-over-tumbler-ridge-school-shooting-6400766"
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  "account": "On September 21, British Columbia filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in California, alleging that the company could have prevented a school shooting in Tumbler Ridge had it alerted local authorities about the shooter's use of ChatGPT to plan the massacre. OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, is named as a defendant in the lawsuit, which seeks damages for the province's recovery costs and urges changes to OpenAI's handling of potentially violent ChatGPT conversations. Nine individuals, mostly children, were killed during the February 10 shooting. Jesse Van Rootselaar, the shooter, had previously used ChatGPT to discuss gun violence but escaped detection by ChatGPT's safety team. Despite being warned, OpenAI did not notify law enforcement, and CEO Altman later apologized, stating the company would implement reforms. However, these promises were never followed through. The lawsuit also highlights similar legal actions against OpenAI in Florida, where the state recently filed a suit alleging OpenAI misrepresented its platform's safety, particularly in relation to school shootings and youth harm.",
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        "outlet": "Vancouver Sun",
        "title": "B.C. launches lawsuit against OpenAI over Tumbler Ridge mass shooting",
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        "title": "British Columbia sues OpenAI for failure to warn before shooting",
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        "title": "Canada’s British Columbia sues OpenAI in US court over school shooting",
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        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "British Columbia sues OpenAI for alleged safety violations and negligence for failing to flag the Tumbler Ridge shooting suspect's ChatGPT activity to police (Georgia Wells/Wall Street Journal)",
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        "outlet": "Business Insider",
        "title": "British Columbia files a lawsuit against OpenAI over mass shooting",
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        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Canada’s BC sues OpenAI over ChatGPT role in Tumbler Ridge school shooting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/canadas-bc-sues-openai-over-chatgpt-role-in-tumbler-ridge-school",
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        "title": "British Columbia sues OpenAI over Tumbler Ridge school shooting",
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      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "British Columbia sues OpenAI in US court over Canada school shooting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/british-columbia-sues-openai-in-us-court-over-canada-school-shooting",
        "published": "2026-09-22T03:47:22.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Canadian province sues OpenAI over Tumbler Ridge school shooting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/canadian-province-sues-openai-over-tumbler-ridge-school-shooting",
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