Family of child injured in Canada school shooting sues OpenAI
Summary
A family is suing OpenAI after their 12-year-old daughter was critically injured in a Canadian school shooting, claiming that OpenAI knew the suspect was planning an attack through ChatGPT conversations but failed to alert authorities. The suspect's account was banned in June 2025 after employees flagged messages about gun violence as indicating imminent harm, but police were never notified, and the suspect later opened a second account to continue planning.
Solution / Mitigation
According to OpenAI's statement, the company has implemented several changes: enlisting mental health and behavioral experts to assess cases, making the criteria for police referral more flexible, strengthening detection systems to prevent evasion of safeguards, and establishing a direct point of contact with Canadian law enforcement to quickly flag cases with potential for real-world violence. OpenAI's CEO also pledged to strengthen protocols on notifying police about potentially harmful interactions.
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Original source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c309y25prnlo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
First tracked: March 10, 2026 at 08:00 AM
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