OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman face 30 lawsuits related to Tumbler Ridge shooting

<figure> <img alt="A photo of a memorial at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in Canada" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/gettyimages-2261008686.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman are facing 30 new lawsuits that accuse them of providing "substantial assistance and encouragement" to the suspect in the Tumbler Ridge school shooting in Canada. These lawsuits were filed in a California federal court on Wednesday by students, teachers, and the principal from the school at the time of the shooting, as reported by <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/02/openai-faces-30-more-lawsuits-tied-to-tumbler-ridge-shooting/">TechCrunch</a>.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The new lawsuits are similar to those filed by victims' families in April, claiming that OpenAI failed to act after its automated review system flagged conversations that the alleged shooter, Jesse Van Rootselaar, had with ChatGPT regarding gun violence.</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/988261/openai-tumbler-ridge-shooting-lawsuit-aiding-abetting">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>