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    "parsed_content": "AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTSupported bySKIP ADVERTISEMENTBritish Columbia Sues OpenAI Over Tumbler Ridge ShootingThe province claims in its lawsuit that the shooting at a rural school \u201ccould have been prevented\u201d if OpenAI had shared concerns brewing internally with the police.Listen \u00b7 3:37 min Share full articleA makeshift memorial for victims of the mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in British Columbia in February.Credit...Alana Paterson for The New York TimesBy Vjosa IsaiReporting from TorontoSept. 21, 2026See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra m\u00e1s de nuestra cobertura en los resultados de b\u00fasqueda. Add The New York Times on GoogleAgrega The New York Times en Google British Columbia sued OpenAI in U.S. federal court on Monday, claiming that the company had failed to report to the police the violent comments made by a user of its chatbot who went on to kill nine people and injure two.The shooter, Jesse Van Rootselaar, 18, killed herself, the authorities said, after the Feb. 10 rampage that shook Tumbler Ridge, a mountain town of 2,400 people in rural British Columbia.Ms. Van Rootselaar documented some of her mental health issues and curiosity about violence, firearms and illegal narcotics on social media, and had at least two ChatGPT accounts. One account was shut down in June last year, eight months before the attacks, for having violated OpenAI\u2019s user policy, but the company did not alert the authorities to the nature of the content.More than 30 lawsuits have been filed against OpenAI by families of the victims, including that of a 12-year-old student, Maya Gebala, who sustained a life-altering brain injury after she was shot at close range three times.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTNiki Sharma, British Columbia\u2019s attorney general, said the province was \u201cbringing the fight to OpenAI\u201d by pursuing litigation in California, where the company\u2019s headquarters are, as opposed to in Canada. The move also raises the possibility of a large payout to the victims; personal injuries compensation in Canada is generally lower than in the United States.\u201cNo company should be exempt from accountability simply because the technology is new,\u201d Ms. Sharma told reporters at a news conference Monday afternoon.In its lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for Northern California, the government claims that the shooting could have been stopped if the company had heeded internal claims, made by a human review team, to refer its concerns to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.But, the government alleges, leaders at OpenAI rejected this option and instead deactivated Ms. Van Rootselaar\u2019s ChatGPT account, though she retained access to the platform through a different account. The lawsuit cited a report in The Wall Street Journal about OpenAI\u2019s review process.In April, roughly two months after the shooting, Sam Altman, OpenAI\u2019s chief executive, apologized for the company\u2019s failure to notify law enforcement in an open letter. David Eby, the premier of British Columbia, called the apology \u201cnecessary, and yet grossly insufficient,\u201d and urged the company to undertake reforms that would mandate law enforcement reporting.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTBut, in its suit, the government claims that the company has not meaningfully engaged in safety-regulation discussions in the shooting\u2019s aftermath.Representatives from OpenAI did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\u201cLegal proceedings cannot undo the immense loss experienced by the people of Tumbler Ridge,\u201d said Ms. Sharma. \u201cBut pursuing accountability matters, transparency matters and strengthening protections to help prevent future tragedies matters.\u201dThe community\u2019s school board, after consulting with families, began work to demolish the school last month. While specific amounts for the damages sought were not included in the lawsuit, Ms. Sharma said the government would possibly use funds sought to reimburse the cost of building a new school.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENT",
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