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Tumbler Ridge mass shooting victims file 30 new lawsuits against OpenAI

The Guardian UK Wednesday 02 September 2026, 13:22 UTC By Dara Kerr 1 min read
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The company says it prioritizes safety, but suits allege its ChatGPT bot induced shooter to carry out attack in CanadaOpenAI faces 30 new lawsuits filed on behalf of victims of the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting. The suits, filed on Wednesday, allege the company’s ChatGPT chatbot induced the shooter to carry out the attack in rural Canada in February, in which eight people were killed and dozens more wounded – most of them children.

The company says it prioritizes safety, but suits allege its ChatGPT bot induced shooter to carry out attack in Canada

OpenAI faces 30 new lawsuits filed on behalf of victims of the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting.

The suits, filed on Wednesday, allege the company’s ChatGPT chatbot induced the shooter to carry out the attack in rural Canada in February, in which eight people were killed and dozens more wounded – most of them children.

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