Canada Summons OpenAI Safety Team to Ottawa After School Shooting

THE CANADIAN PRESS

People attend a vigil for the victims of a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., on 13 February 2026.

Canada has summoned top officials from OpenAI to Ottawa after it emerged the company had not shared internal concerns about a person who went on to commit a school shooting, Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon said on Monday.

Earlier this month an 18-year-old with mental health problems shot eight people in a western town and then committed suicide. OpenAI said it had banned the killer's account last year on the chatbot ChatGPT for policy violations which it said did not meet internal criteria for reporting to law enforcement.

"I have summoned the senior safety team from OpenAI in the United States to come here to Ottawa ... we will have a sit down meeting to have an explanation of their safety protocols," Solomon told reporters.

Asked what Ottawa might do to protect Canadians from online harm, he replied "All options are on the table." He did not give details.

Source: Reuters



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