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Opinion: OpenAI’s safety pledges after Tumbler Ridge aren’t AI regulation — they’re surveillance

Jean-Christophe Bélisle-Pipon: The response that Tumbler Ridge demands is binding legislation with legally defined thresholds for when AI companies must refer flagged interactions to authorities: thresholds defined by Parliament

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In a span of two days following news that the Tumbler Ridge shooter’s ChatGPT account had been flagged before the mass killing, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman met with federal AI Minister Evan Solomon and B.C. Premier David Eby.

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He made commitments to both sides: reporting threats directly to the RCMP, retroactive review of previously flagged accounts, distress-redirect protocols, access to the company’s safety office for Canadian experts and an agreement to work with B.C. on regulatory recommendations to Ottawa.

He also agreed to apologize to the community of Tumbler Ridge, where........

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