Canadian province British Columbia ne San Francisco federal court mein OpenAI aur uske chief executive Sam Altman ke khilaaf lawsuit file kiya hai, jisme allegation hai ki company ne February mein Tumbler Ridge Secondary School mein hui mass shooting ko prevent karne mein fail ho gayi, jis mein nine log mar gaye, jismein five students aur ek educational assistant shamil the. Suit ke anusar, OpenAI ke automated monitoring system ne June 2025 mein alleged attacker ke ChatGPT account ko flag kiya tha aur ek human review team ne nishkarsh nikala ki “doosron ko nuksan pahunchane ka credible specific risk” tha. Reviewers ne account ko police ko refer karne ki salah di, lekin OpenAI leadership ne us salah ko reject kar diya aur account ko sirf deactivate kar diya.

Shooter phir ek doosre ChatGPT account ka upyog karta raha. Lawsuit OpenAI par negligence aur attack mein aiding and abetting ka dosh lagata hai, aur preventive measures ke liye relief, rebuilding costs aur injunctive relief hasil karne ki maang karta hai. British Columbia Attorney‑General Niki Sharma ne kaha ki province ne federal ministers se criminal code mein badlav karke AI firms par “duty to report” lagane ki request ki hai.

OpenAI ne jawab diya ki woh government aur law enforcement ke saath kaam karne aur apne safety work ko aage badhane ke liye committed hai. Federal aur provincial governments ne school ko rebuild karne aur local health centre ko upgrade karne ke liye C$200 million (US$143 million) committed kiye hain.