February 26,2026
RED FM News Desk
British Columbia Premier David Eby says he will meet with OpenAI’s CEO to discuss the recent mass killings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., and the company’s handling of information related to the case.
OpenAI has outlined a series of immediate measures in response to the tragedy, stating that if those steps had been in place earlier, police would have been alerted to concerning activity linked to the shooter’s ChatGPT account. The company revealed the suspect had previously been banned for problematic use of the platform but was able to create a second account, which was only identified after RCMP publicly named Jesse Van Rootselaar. The second account was then shared with law enforcement.
OpenAI vice-president of global policy Ann O’Leary said the suspect bypassed safeguards designed to prevent banned users from returning to the platform. In a letter to federal Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon, the company pledged to strengthen its detection systems, focus on identifying high-risk users, improve protocols for contacting police when there is an imminent and credible threat, and establish a direct contact channel with Canadian law enforcement.
Eby said AI companies should not set their own reporting thresholds and called for a national standard with clear minimum requirements. He added that it is important for OpenAI’s leadership to understand how decisions around information-sharing have had devastating consequences for the Tumbler Ridge community.
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