After Tumbler Ridge shooting, an apology from OpenAI's CEO isn't enough

After Tumbler Ridge shooting, an apology from OpenAI's CEO isn't enough

While nothing can bring back those lost in the mass shooting, sensible regulations for AI as part of any online harms legislation could go a long way toward making sure it doesn't happen again.

OpenAI apologizes to Tumbler Ridge

It’s been a month since Sam Altman promised Premier David Eby and Mayor Darryl Krakowka that he would apologize to the community of Tumbler Ridge. That apology was made on April 23. “To the community of Tumbler Ridge,” writes Altman. “The pain your community has endured is unimaginable. I have been thinking of you often over the past few months. “When I spoke with Mayor Krakowka and Premier Eby about this tragedy, they conveyed the anger, sadnes…

What should we do when a chatbot behaves like a criminal?

(New York Times) – This month, Sam Altman, OpenAI’s co-founder and chief executive, apologized to the people of Tumbler Ridge. “While I know that words can never be enough,” Altman wrote, “I believe an apology is necessary to recognize the harm and irreversible loss your community has suffered.” The apology is important, but it is not enough, and saying it is not enough does not make it enough. Legal accountability is necessary, and legal accoun…