The families of seven of the victims—survivor Maya Gebala, as well as five children and one educational assistant who were killed in a mass shooting in February—filed the suits in the U.S. District Court in Northern California, alleging OpenAI was negligent in failing to flag the suspect’s ChatGPT activity to police. The allegations have not been tested in court. (The Wall Street Journal)

Talking point: OpenAI was aware that Jesse Van Rootselaar had described gun violence scenarios in interactions with ChatGPT, but did not contact authorities before Van Rootselaar’s attack. AI chatbots have come under increasing scrutiny in Canada since the Tumbler Ridge shooting, with the federal government considering regulating them as part of its online safety laws. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wrote an apology to the small northeastern B.C. community last week, saying the company would work with government to prevent future tragedies. It has already made some changes to its safety policies. The lawsuit is not the first to come from the shooting. Gebala’s family has also filed suit in B.C.