OpenAI CEO Apologizes for Not Reporting Shooter's ChatGPT Account
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has apologized for the company's failure to report a mass shooter's troubling ChatGPT account to police in Tumbler Ridge, Canada. He expressed deep regret for not informing authorities about the suspect's activity.
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OpenAI boss 'deeply sorry' for not telling police of Tumbler Ridge suspect's account
Sam Altman on Thursday wrote a brief letter of apology to the people of Tumbler Ridge, Canada in the wake of a January mass shooting.
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OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman has apologised to a Canadian town devastated by a February mass shooting, saying he was “deeply sorry” the company did not tell police about the killer’s troubling ChatGPT account. OpenAI had banned an account linked to Jesse Van Rootselaar in June 2025, eight months before the 18-year-old woman killed eight people at her home and a school in the tiny British Columbia mining town of Tumbler Ridge. The account was banned over concerns about usage linked to violent...
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The account was banned in June 2025 over concerns about usage linked to violent activity, but OpenAI said it did not inform police because nothing pointed toward an imminent attack
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