AI Deep Research · 4 sources Apr 29, 2026 · min read

Sam Altman “face of evil” for not reporting school shooter, lawyer claims

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called “face of evil” by lawyer after lawsuits allege company ignored safety team warnings about ChatGPT user linked to Canada school shooting.

ISHRAFIL KHAN

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Sam Altman “face of evil” for not reporting school shooter, lawyer claims

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TL;DR — Quick Summary

Lawsuits filed in California allege OpenAI ignored internal safety team warnings about a ChatGPT account linked to a school shooter. A lawyer has called Sam Altman “the face of evil” for not reporting the threat to police.

Lawsuits filed

Location

California court

Allegation

OpenAI overruled safety team recommendations

Time before shooting

More than 8 months

Threat flagged

ChatGPT account linked to shooter posed credible threat of gun violence

Expected action

OpenAI to notify police

Shooter’s history

Police had file on shooter, had previously removed guns from home

OpenAI’s reasoning

User’s privacy and potential stress outweighed violence risks

OpenAI ke CEO Sam Altman ko ek lawyer ne “face of evil” kaha hai. Yeh baat tab aayi jab California court mein 7 lawsuits file ki gayi. In lawsuits mein aarop lagaya gaya hai ki OpenAI ne ek school shooter ko rokne ka mauka khoya.

Lawsuits ke mutabiq, OpenAI ne apni internal safety team ki recommendations ko ignore kiya. Safety team ne 8 mahine pehle hi ek ChatGPT account ko flag kiya tha jo baad mein shooter se linked nikla. Team ne kaha tha ki yeh account real-world mein gun violence ki credible threat hai.

The Guardian ke mutabiq, aise cases mein OpenAI ko police ko inform karna chahiye tha. Police ke paas pehle se shooter ka file tha aur unhone pehle bhi shooter ke ghar se banduken hata di thi. Lekin OpenAI ne aisa nahi kiya.

OpenAI ne kyun nahi kiya report?

Whistleblowers ne bataya ki OpenAI ne decide kiya ki user ki privacy aur police encounter ka potential stress violence ke risk se zyada important hai. Isliye OpenAI ne police ko inform nahi kiya.

"Sam Altman is the face of evil for not reporting the school shooter." — Lawyer, as per lawsuit allegations

Lawyer ka kehna hai ki OpenAI ka decision bahut galat tha. Unhone kaha ki company ne apni zimmedari nahi nibhayi aur iski wajah se ek school shooting ko roka nahi ja saka.

Kya tha shooter ka background?

Lawsuits mein bataya gaya hai ki police ke paas pehle se shooter ka file tha. Police ne pehle bhi shooter ke ghar se banduken hata di thi. Iska matlab hai ki police ko shooter ke baare mein pata tha aur woh already alert the.

Lekin OpenAI ne police ko inform nahi kiya. Safety team ne threat ko credible bataya tha, lekin OpenAI ne unki baat nahi suni.

Hamaari Baat: OpenAI ki zimmedari par sawaal

Seedha baat karein toh, yeh case bahut serious hai. OpenAI ke paas ek AI system hai jo logon ke saath baat karta hai. Agar woh system kisi threat ko identify karta hai, toh company ki zimmedari banti hai ki woh authorities ko inform kare.

Yahan OpenAI ne privacy ko safety se upar rakha. Hamari nazar mein, jab real-world violence ka risk ho, toh privacy second aati hai. Company ka decision ki user ko stress na ho, iski wajah se ek school shooting ho gayi. Yeh bahut bada failure hai.

Sam Altman ko “face of evil” kahna thoda extreme ho sakta hai, lekin OpenAI ne jo kiya woh galat tha. AI companies ko ab yeh samajhna hoga ki unki technology ka real-world impact hota hai. Woh sirf business decisions nahi le sakte jab life-or-death situation ho.