OpenAI Summoned to Ottawa Over Jesse Van Rootselaar Mass Shooting
Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon summoned OpenAI representatives to Ottawa after revelations that the company failed to report a mass shooter despite banning the user months before the attack.Jesse Van Rootselaar killed eight people in Tumbler Ridge, including family members and five students, after OpenAI determined account activity did not meet the threshold for alerting the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.The meeting will address safety protocols and potential regulation of chatbots like
ChatGPT following the company's decision to share data with police only after the tragedy occurred.