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Canadian province prepares lawsuit against OpenAI after school mass shooting

British Columbia is preparing a lawsuit against OpenAI for failing to report violent ChatGPT activity by Jesse Van Rootselaar, who committed a mass school shooting in February 2025. OpenAI had banned Van Rootselaar’s account in June 2025, months before the 18-year-old killed eight people in Tumbler Ridge.

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