US EditionOpenAI safety reps summoned to Ottawa after B.C. shooting incident
Canada demands clarity on OpenAI's safety protocols after the AI flagged and banned the shooter's ChatGPT account months before the attack but did not alert authorities.
- On Feb. 23, Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon summoned OpenAI senior safety executives to Ottawa, saying, `I have summoned the senior safety team from OpenAI in the United States to come here to Ottawa`.
- OpenAI flagged Jesse Van Rootselaar's ChatGPT account in June 2025, and roughly a dozen staff debated alerting police before banning the account without notifying the RCMP.
- On Feb. 10, the 18-year-old suspect killed eight people and wounded at least 25 in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, including five children and a teacher; the suspect died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
- OpenAI says it contacted the RCMP after the attack and is cooperating, as AI Minister Solomon met with company officials on Sunday.
- Public expectations for platform safety and child protections are driving debate as investigators probe Roblox and 3D-printing ammunition content, while OpenAI says referrals require a 'credible and imminent' threat.
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Toronto, Canada, Feb 23 (EFE).- The Canadian government will meet Tuesday in Ottawa with OpenAI after discovering that the company responsible for ChatGPT cancelled in June the account of the author of the Tumbler Ridge massacre, Jesse Van Rootselaar, after detecting disturbing publications. Canadian Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon reported this Monday that he will be meeting “with those responsible for the security team” of OpenAI…
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ChatGPT-maker OpenAI safety representatives summoned to Canada after school shooting
The Canadian government has called representatives of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI to Ottawa. The company says it considered but did not alert Canadian police about the activities of a person who months later committed one of the worst school shootings in the country’s history.
AI minister to meet with ChatGPT officials about flagged online activity by Tumbler Ridge shooter
Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon has summoned OpenAI officials to Ottawa to take them to task over "disturbing" reports that the AI giant knew about concerning content tied to the person who committed the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting
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