B.C. Sues OpenAI, Altman

British Columbia has filed a landmark lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, claiming the company failed to warn law enforcement about violent activity flagged by ChatGPT months before the tragic Tumbler Ridge school shooting. The province aims to push the courts to require tech firms to alert authorities about imminent threats, overhaul product defaults that “assume good faith,” and submit to independent audits. If successful, this case could hard-code safety and compliance into the heart of AI products, reshaping everything from API design to how companies handle chat logs and user intent—raising both operational costs and big questions about privacy and responsibility.

But here’s the catch: as legal and security pressures mount, OpenAI is simultaneously slashing API prices by 50% with the launch of new GPT-6 Sol and Luna models, expanding ChatGPT Ads into Asia, and rolling out Astra for Law to win over major firms. Meanwhile, a white-hat security team just revealed that AI-assisted hacks could breach OpenAI’s internal systems, demonstrating that powerful new models can enable attackers as well as defenders. That means OpenAI and rivals are racing to harden identity and access controls, even as they drive costs down and bet on industry-specific AI.

Based on reporting from Tech in Asia, Reuters, and direct statements from OpenAI’s Sam Altman and British Columbia’s Attorney General Niki Sharma.

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