Tech culture vs. safety obligations

 " What in the Silicon Valley ethos of move fast and break stuff would make us expect that they are going to have any real safety concerns at all?"

A new report from the Wall Street Journal reveals the U.S. tech company OpenAI knew of troublesome ChatGPT usage by Jesse van Rootselaar, months before the Tumbler Ridge shooting, and did nothing. The news stoked ongoing calls for better guardrails on A.I. chatbots and beyond.

Will Canada’s A.I. Minister Evan Solomon decide to “ignore all previous instructions” from Silicon Valley, and ramp up regulation of A.I.?

Freelance journalist Luke Savage joins host James Nicholson to discuss.

Host: James Nicholson 

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Guest: Luke Savage

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Further reading: 

• OpenAI Employees Raised Alarms About Canada Shooting Suspect Months Ago | The Wall Street Journal
• OpenAI did not mention Tumbler Ridge shooter’s posts in meeting with B.C. officials day after mass shooting: province | The Globe and Mail
• Evan Solomon teases new AI laws as experts warn Canada is behind international peers | Betakit
• Canada Still Has No Meaningful AI Regulation | Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
• Seven Lawsuits Allege OpenAI Encouraged Suicide and Harmful Delusions | The Wall Street Journal

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