OpenAI asks B.C. court to quash privacy investigation

AI · First reported 29 Oct, 23:35 · Updated 03:39

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OpenAI is asking the B.C. Supreme Court to stop a provincial privacy investigation linked to the Tumbler Ridge shooting. The company argues the inquiry exceeds the commissioner’s authority and duplicates an earlier national investigation; the commissioner says it is examining whether OpenAI’s use of personal information was appropriate.

OpenAI filed a petition in B.C. Supreme Court seeking to quash an investigation the provincial privacy commissioner launched in June.
The company says the inquiry exceeds the commissioner’s authority, duplicates a prior investigation, and seeks records through an overbroad production order.
The commissioner says it is examining whether OpenAI’s use of personal information in providing ChatGPT was appropriate, including considering the potential for responses to influence behaviour.

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Key facts

Court: B.C. Supreme Court.
Investigation: Launched by the OIPC in June.
Shooting date: Feb. 10, 2026.
Fatalities: Eight people were killed: six children and two adults.
OIPC’s stated focus: Whether OpenAI’s use of personal information in delivering ChatGPT was appropriate in the circumstances.