Canada Meets OpenAI Officials to Discuss AI Safety After School Shooting

Canada's federal minister for artificial intelligence, Evan Solomon, met with OpenAI's top safety officials in Ottawa following a school shooting in British Columbia. Officials expressed disappointment over the lack of new safety measures, emphasizing the need for timely escalation of credible threats. OpenAI stated it has enhanced safeguards and law enforcement referral protocols and committed to providing further updates. The Canadian government plans to revisit legislation on online hate speech amid ongoing concerns about AI safety and public security.