The Economic Times

ChatGPTs parent company, OpenAI, banned Tumbler Ridge, B.C., school shooters account, mulled alerting Canadian police, but held back over this reason

OpenAI identified Jesse Van Rootselaar's account for violent activities in June 2025. The company considered alerting the Royal Canadian Mounted Police but did not find a credible threat. After the school shooting, OpenAI employees contacted the RCMP with information. The investigation into Van Rootselaar's digital and physical activities is ongoing.