OpenAI sued by a Canadian province over failure to flag user threats
British Columbia is suing OpenAI in California for not reporting a shooter's violent ChatGPT activity, putting a duty-to-report theory before a US court.
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The Canadian province of British Columbia sued OpenAI in a California court on September 21, alleging the company failed to report violent ChatGPT activity by the perpetrator of a school shooting.
The case relates to the February shooting in Tumbler Ridge that killed eight people. Attorney General Niki Sharma said the suit seeks accountability and change; OpenAI had previously apologised for not flagging the account.
The suit was just filed. The specific claims and any damages are not yet visible in court documents, and whether OpenAI owes any reporting duty will be for the court to decide.