Canadian Officials Grill OpenAI After It Bans, but Doesn't Report BC Mass Shooter

Canadian officials grill OpenAI after it bans, but doesn't report BC mass shooter

Revelations that an artificial intelligence company knew about plans of a mass shooting in Canada and chose not to report it to authorities months in advance have created a conflict between safety and privacy in a burgeoning technology.  Following a mass shooting in Canada that left eight people dead and dozens wounded, Canadian officials want to know what AI companies knew about the shooter. Jesse Van Rootselaar, 18, killed two members of her f…

Canada names country’s deadliest mass shooting in decades

On Tuesday, Feb. 10, Canadian authorities stated that eight people were killed and 25 wounded in one of the country’s deadliest mass shootings at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, located in British Columbia, Canada.    Police identified the individual, 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar, as the suspect. Van Rootselaar “was not currently attending school,” said Deputy Comissioner Dwayne McDonald on the following Wednesday. The suspected shooter was …