Could AI firms be held responsible for mass shootings?

A series of Canadian lawsuits against OpenAI have been filed after the company failed to alert authorities about threatening conversations on ChatGPT prior to a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, which resulted in eight deaths including the shooter’s mother and half-brother. British Columbia accuses OpenAI of aiding and abetting the shooting and product defect liability, also naming CEO Sam Altman as a defendant. The lawsuit follows about 30 previous cases by victims' families, and Altman apologized in April for not notifying law enforcement.