Canadian province sues OpenAI over alleged ChatGPT-linked shooting warnings
Lawsuit claims OpenAI ignored calls to alert authorities about violent ChatGPT prompts tied to mass shooting suspect.
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Lawsuit claims OpenAI ignored calls to alert authorities about violent ChatGPT prompts tied to mass shooting suspect.
![Workers install a fence around a makeshift memorial for the victims two days after a deadly mass shooting took place at a school in the town of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada [FILE: Jennifer Gauthier/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2026-02-23T225009Z_1042560320_RC2KKJAL7KDP_RTRMADP_3_CANADA-SHOOTING-OPENAI-1783451594.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)






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