OpenAI says the company found a second ChatGPT account belonging to the Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooter after her name was made public — even though another account was banned in June for posts about gun violence. WATCH | More about ChatGPT and the shooting: Could OpenAI have prevented the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting? It revealed that OpenAI had banned the shooter's ChatGPT account months before the tragedy, but decided not to report the account to authorities at the time. The consequences of that will be borne by the families of Tumbler Ridge for the rest of their lives," Eby told reporters. The tech company confirmed the ChatGPT account of the teen shooter had been flagged internally last June, but not reported to police.

Source: CBC News February 27, 2026 03:29 UTC