This comes in response to the revelation that OpenAI knew — but did not inform Canadian officials — that the teenager who committed the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge had been banned from its ChatGPT platform for months prior to the shooting. premier says it 'looks like' OpenAI could have prevented Tumbler Ridge killings | Duration 2:21 British Columbia Premier David Eby on Monday called on OpenAI to explain why police weren't told in advance about Tumbler Ridge shooter Jesse Van Rootselaar's interactions with its ChatGPT chatbot, which were flagged internally but were only reported after the Feb. 10 killings. Then, at 2 p.m. PT, OpenAI met with a representative from the premier’s office to discuss the company’s interest in opening an office in B.C., Eby said. WATCH | OpenAI had banned Tumbler Ridge mass shooter's account: OpenAI had banned account of Tumbler Ridge shooter months before mass shooting | Duration 2:06 We’re learning more about the investigation into a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., on Feb. 10, when six children and two adults were killed at a high school and the shooter's home in the small, tight-knit community in northeast B.C. ChatGPT developer OpenAI has reached out to RCMP about an account associated with shooter Jesse Van Rootselaar prior to the attack.

Source: CBC News February 24, 2026 06:21 UTC