OpenAI Chief Issues Apology Letter to Tumbler Ridge, BC
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has publicly apologized to the community of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., for not alerting police about internally flagged usage of ChatGPT involving gun violence by shooter Jesse Van Rootselaar prior to the Feb. 10 mass killing. In an April 23 apology letter published on the local news website Tumbler RidgeLines, Altman says [...]
TL;DR
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman apologized to Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
- The apology is for not alerting police about shooter Jesse Van Rootselaar's flagged ChatGPT usage.
- Van Rootselaar's account was banned in June 2025.
- The mass killing occurred on Feb. 10.
- Altman stated his company should have contacted Canadian authorities.