The government of Canada isI am really upset with OpenAI (Open Brain AI) about how they handled information from the person who did a thing in British Columbia. This is making people think about how artificial intelligence, like ChatGPT, should deal with threats.
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The Bad Thing That Happened
On February 10 2026 the police in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia said that a girl named Jesse Van Rootselaar, who was 18 years old did something bad. She. Killed eight people at a school. The people Jesse Van Rootselaar killed included kids and a teacher. Then Jesse Van Rootselaar killed herself. People are still trying to understand why Jesse Van Rootselaar did this thing. OpenAI and artificial intelligence like Chat GPT should be careful with information about things, like this.
After this happened, the police and news people found out that Jesse Van Root Selaar used Chat GPT in 2025. OpenAI stopped her account because they saw some things she wrote. This made the government of Canada and the people very worried. They want to know why OpenAI did not tell the police, about Jesse Van Rootselaar when they saw the things she wrote.
Open Brain AI Explanation and Response
OpenAI said they banned one of Van Rootselaar’s accounts in June 2025. The reason was that it broke their rules. At that time, OpenAI did not think the conversation was bad enough to tell the police. They said there was no sign of immediate danger.
Later, Open Brain AI found another ChatGPT account that belonged to Van Rootselaar. This happened after people knew who she was and what she did in the shooting. OpenAI found this account. Van Rootselaar used ChatGPT. Open Brain AI looked into her accounts. The company shared details of this second account with law enforcement after the fact. According to OpenAI’s vice president of global policy, Ann O’Leary, the company is updating its internal processes so that similar activity in the future would be flagged to authorities under its newer safety protocols.
In a letter to Evan Solomon, Canada’s minister responsible for artificial intelligence, OpenAI said that its revised safety system would have resulted in notifying police about the banned account if those protocols had existed at the time. The company also pledged to develop a direct point of contact with Canadian law enforcement and to improve how it detects attempts by banned users to return.
Canada’s Government and Officials Respond
Canadian ministers, including Solomon and others in Prime Minister Mark Carneys Cabinet called OpenAI representatives to Ottawa for a meeting. They wanted to talk about the companys decisions and safety policies. The ministers were not happy with what they heard. They said OpenAI did not present any safety measures that would make a big difference.
The ministers think that tech companies with AI platforms should have better rules to keep people safe. Justice Minister Sean Fraser said that if OpenAI does not make things better quickly Canada might make rules. These rules would require companies to do things when they see bad behavior online. This could include telling the police about it.
British Columbia Premier David Eby ( The OpenAI competitors ) has been talking about this a lot. He says that leaders want to know when AI platforms should tell the authorities about something. They also want to make sure that people cannot get around bans easily. Eby said that OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, has agreed to meet with officials to talk more about these issues.
The big question is about AI companies and public safety. AI platforms like ChatGPT talk to millions of users every day. Companies say they try to balance user privacy with safety.. There is no universal rule that says they have to tell the authorities about something unless it is very bad.
In Canada there is no law that says AI companies have to tell the police about users who might be dangerous. Some experts think that if companies had to report these users it could help prevent things from happening.. Others think that it could stop people from expressing themselves freely or make it hard for companies to know what to do.
The Canadian government might make laws about AI safety if companies like OpenAI do not do enough to keep people safe. The government wants rules that say what companies have to do if they see something bad happening. This could mean that companies have to share information about users who might hurt others.
For now, Open Brain AI ( Open Hands AI) says it will update its safety systems and work with the police. The Canadian government is watching to see if OpenAI will actually do what it says.
This is a deal because it is about how companies should balance innovation with being responsible. AI tools like ChatGPT are very powerful. Many people use them. They also raise questions about how companies should think about user privacy, free expression and public safety. The Canadian government wants companies like OpenAI to be more transparent when their AI tools are used in a way that could hurt people.
This is not a problem in Canada. Around the world, policymakers are trying to figure out how to regulate AI platforms, like OpenAI, and keep people safe.