Could ChatGPT Have Prevented The Tumbler Ridge Tragedy?

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Canada’s federal artificial intelligence minister has summoned senior safety officials from OpenAI to Ottawa after it emerged the company banned the ChatGPT account of a teenager who later carried out the deadly school shooting in Tumbler Ridge. Officials are now demanding answers about OpenAI’s safety protocols — including when and how the company decides to alert law enforcement. David is joined by Brian McQuinn, associate professor at the University of Regina and co-director of the Centre for Artificial Intelligence, Data and Conflict, to discuss how AI platforms handle flagged violent content and where accountability should lie.
25 Feb 10AM English Canada News Commentary

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