OpenAI PR team overrode safety concerns before Canada mass shooting, suits allege
By Amy Miller ( September 2, 2026, 23:29 GMT | Insight) -- OpenAI is facing another wave of litigation stemming from a school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, with students, teachers and a principal alleging that the ChatGPT maker’s executives were more concerned about the company’s public image than user safety. They've filed 20 complaints against OpenAI and Chief Executive Sam Altman in federal court in San Francisco alleging that OpenAI’s public relations team overrode recommendations from its safety team to conceal the risks posed by ChatGPT.OpenAI is facing a new wave of litigation over a school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, alleging that the ChatGPT maker’s executives were more concerned about the company’s public image than users’ safety....
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