Altman apologizes after OpenAI failed to alert police before fatal Canada shooting

4 sources|Diversity: 95%|Apr 25, 2:33 PM

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The GuardianAApr 25, 2:13 AM

Altman apologizes after OpenAI failed to alert police before fatal Canada shooting

OpenAI said the company had identified an account using abuse-detection efforts, but determined at the time it didn’t meet threshold for legal referral The head of OpenAI has written a letter apologiz

Business InsiderBApr 25, 2:33 PM

Sam Altman says he is 'deeply sorry' for failing to alert police ahead of mass shooting

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Sam Altman apologized to a community in Canada after a mass shooting by a banned ChatGPT user. The OpenAI CEO said he is "deeply sorry" his company

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The HillBApr 25, 1:43 PM

Altman says OpenAI ‘deeply sorry’ for not flagging Canadian school shooter’s ChatGPT posts

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman offered an apology to Canada’s Tumbler Ridge for not flagging controversial messages on its ChatGPT platform sent by the alleged shooter that killed eight people and injured over

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Just the NewsCApr 25, 12:00 AM

OpenAI CEO apologizes to Canada town for company not alerting police about suspect before killings

OpenAI reportedly had flagged the suspect's account for concerning activity such as violent behavior and banned it in June 2025.

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