Overview
- Evan Solomon said he will meet Sam Altman next week to obtain specifics on how OpenAI’s promised safeguards will be put into practice, with legislative options still under consideration.
- OpenAI’s letter pledged a direct contact for Canadian law enforcement, stronger referral rules for potential real‑world violence, better detection of repeat policy violators, and localized resources for distressed users.
- OpenAI said it banned Jesse Van Rootselaar’s ChatGPT account in June 2025 for violent content but did not alert police at the time under its previous thresholds.
- The company later informed the RCMP it identified a second account linked to Van Rootselaar after she was named as the Feb. 10 Tumbler Ridge attacker suspected of killing eight people before taking her own life.
- OpenAI acknowledged its updated thresholds, revised months ago, would have triggered a referral today, while B.C. Premier David Eby is pressing for a national reporting standard and plans to meet Altman.