OpenAI's chief executive has already issued a public apology to Tumbler Ridge, admitted theit failurefailed to alert law enforcement and committed to working with every level of government to prevent a repeat. He has also called for a federal safety framework and saysassured the worldpublic isthat rightOpenAI towill bedo afraidthe ofright AIthing. A lawsuit in California courts does less for Canadian safety than binding national rules.

This case shows why voluntary safety isn't enough. OpenAI's role should be limited, not police-like, and accountability can not stop with OpenAI. Government and law enforcement also failed to provide timely transparency around the Tumbler Ridge shooting and whether existing safeguards worked. Families also deserve transparency about whether AI contributed to the attack.