US EditionOpenAI CEO agreed to apologize to Tumbler Ridge community, says B.C. premier
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman agreed to apologize and collaborate on safety reforms after failing to report the Tumbler Ridge shooter’s flagged ChatGPT activity, which preceded eight deaths.
- In a Thursday call, Premier David Eby discussed with Altman and O'Leary the need to address the Tumbler Ridge incident, including an apology.
- Authorities say OpenAI did not flag the Tumbler Ridge shooter’s ChatGPT activity last summer and did not inform law enforcement at the time, despite her having been banned in June.
- OpenAI will apply new safety standards retroactively, and Altman promised to direct distressed users to local services, the company said.
- The mayor of Tumbler Ridge will work with OpenAI to coordinate the apology, and Eby said he will push the federal government for a duty to report, following Thursday's inquest announcement.
- On Thursday, Premier David Eby said OpenAI will help craft recommendations for federal AI reporting standards, according to The Canadian Press published March 5, 2026.
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British Columbia Premier David Eby announced that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman had agreed to apologize to the residents of Tumbler Ridge for the killing of a company technology user. OpenAI had failed to report to the police the disturbing behaviour of this online user.
The AI giant revealed that he had not reported the account of Tumbler Ridge's killer to the local authorities.
B.C. premier says OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will apologize to Tumbler Ridge, push for stronger regulations
The company behind ChatGPT is facing waves of criticism after it came out that the account of Jesse Van Rootselaar — who police say killed eight people, including six children, in Tumbler Ridge on Feb. 10 — wasn't reported to police despite posts about gun violence.
OpenAI CEO agreed to apologize to Tumbler Ridge community, says B.C. premier
The CEO of OpenAI has agreed to apologize to the community of Tumbler Ridge in the wake of last month’s horrific mass shooting, and to help develop recommendations for mandatory reporting of potentially harmful uses of artificial intelligence, according to B.C. Premier David Eby.
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Eby says OpenAI’s Altman will apologize to Tumbler Ridge, B.C., in wake of shootings
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby said OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has agreed to apologize to the people of Tumbler Ridge after the mass shooting by a user of the firm's technology, whose worrisome online behaviour wasn't flagged to…
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