# OpenAI employees raised concerns about the AI startup routinely failing to alert law enforcement even when dangerous chatbot users are flagged.

*genai · news · 2026-05-03 · Livemint*

## Key points

- OpenAI employees have flagged internal disagreements about reporting violent ChatGPT users to law enforcement.
- In cases like a Texas teen role-playing a school shooting, OpenAI chose not to alert authorities.
- Over employees' objections, OpenAI prioritizes user privacy over reporting potentially dangerous incidents.
- The Tumbler Ridge shooter had triggered employee concerns, but OpenAI did not report him before the massacre.
- OpenAI now faces multiple lawsuits and claims its security protocols have since been strengthened.

**Companies:** OpenAI
**Countries:** United States, Canada

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