ChatGPT-maker OpenAI says it considered alerting Canadian police last year about the activities of a person who months later committed one of the worst school shootings in the country's history.

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,

Canada’s artificial intelligence minister says he is raising concerns with OpenAI and other such platforms about their safety protocols, after the tech company confirmed that the account of the teenager behind the Tumbler Ridge,

OpenAI clarified that its internal standard for contacting law enforcement is whether there is “imminent and credible risk of serious physical harm to others.”

Despite detecting a misuse of ChatGPT for ‘violent intent’, OpenAI felt the risk did not meet its bar for police referral.

OpenAI failed to mention interactions between ChatGPT and Tumbler Ridge shooter Jesse Van Rootselaar that led to her account being banned in a pre-planned meeting with the B.C. government a day after the school shooting, says B.C. Premier David Eby’s office.

OpenAI reportedly didn't alert authorities but had banned the Tumbler Ridge shooter a few months back.

OpenAI is rolling out an age prediction model for ChatGPT consumer plans to help it identify accounts that belong to users under 18. OpenAI has launched several new safety features in recent months as it has faced mounting scrutiny over how it protects users.