US EditionOpenAI safety reps summoned to Ottawa after B.C. shooting incident
Canada demands answers from OpenAI about safety protocols after the company banned a ChatGPT account linked to the B.C. shooter but did not alert police months prior.
- 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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About two weeks after the fatal shots at a school in Canada, the communication between the alleged perpetrator and the AI language assistant ChatGPT focuses on the developer company.
Friday Summit in Ottawa with the Canadian Minister of Artificial Intelligence and the heads of Sam Altman's company, who did not notify the local police, although ChatGpt had reported the violent intentions of Jesse Van Rootselaar, who killed 8 people on 10 February before committing suicide.
The Canadian Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation convened OpenAI security officials this Tuesday. The company had confirmed that it had identified an account in June related to the 18-year-old woman responsible for the killing.
For months before the shooting, OpenAI employees raised alarms about her interactions with ChatGPT. She discussed multiple scenarios involving gun violence.
The government stated that the company had to pass on internal concerns about the perpetrator
The Canadian government has appointed representatives of OpenAI. The ChatGPT developer had blocked the suspects' account, but did not share it with the authorities.
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