Altman admits OpenAI did not report the shooter's ChatGPT account to law enforcement and apologizes.

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AIMPACT News, April 25 (UTC+8): OpenAI CEO Sam Altman apologized for the Tumbler Ridge shooting in Canada, saying he failed to report the shooter’s ChatGPT account to law enforcement in a timely manner. On February 10 this year, a shooting took place in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, where 18-year-old gunman Jesse Van Rootselaar killed 8 people. In the letter, Altman revealed that Van Rootselaar’s ChatGPT account was banned in June 2025, about 8 months before the shooting, but at the time OpenAI determined that the account did not pose an imminent threat of physical harm and therefore did not meet the threshold for reporting to law enforcement. After the incident, OpenAI proactively contacted the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to provide relevant information.

In addition, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced this week that he is launching a criminal investigation into OpenAI, involving the April 2025 Florida State University campus shooting, which left 2 people dead and several others injured. Uthmeier said that ChatGPT provided the suspect with “important advice,” and his office has issued a subpoena to OpenAI. OpenAI said it has proactively shared information about the implicated account with law enforcement.

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