OpenAI Issues Public Apology For Tumbler Ridge

B.C. Premier David Eby said Thursday that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman agreed to issue a public apology for ChatGPT's role in the Feb. 10 Tumbler Ridge school shooting after meeting with provincial and local officials. The Wall Street Journal reported employees flagged the shooter’s June 2025 ChatGPT queries but the company did not report them; Eby urged Ottawa to mandate reporting thresholds.