WSJ Tech News Briefing · Tuesday, September 22, 2026
The province of British Columbia is suing OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, citing alleged safety violations related to the Tumbler Ridge school shooting. The lawsuit claims OpenAI failed to adequately design a safe product and did not inform authorities about the suspect's online activity.
“British Columbia is suing OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, for alleged safety violations in the Tumbler Ridge mass school shooting that killed eight people and injured more than 25, devastating a rural town in the province.”
“The suit claims that OpenAI designed an unsafe product and accuses the company of negligence for failing to inform police of the shooting suspect's Chachibiti activity.”