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Amii Fuels Canada’s AI Momentum as Upper Bound Opens with 53% Growth and 11,000 Global Attendees

EDMONTON, Alberta, May 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amii (Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute) today officially opens the fifth annual Upper Bound, the premier AI conference that has surpassed all projections to become a cornerstone of the global AI calendar. Welcoming 11,000 researchers, business leaders, and policymakers representing 22 countries, the…

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OpenAI’s safety pledges in the wake of Tumbler Ridge aren’t AI regulation — they’re surveillance

In a span of two days following news that the Tumbler Ridge perpetrator’s ChatGPT account had been flagged prior to the shooting, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman met with Federal AI Minister Evan Solomon and British Colombia Premier David Eby.

The Conversation

OpenAI Lawsuit Claims Staff Urged Police Warning Before Teen School Shooting — Executives Ignored Them

Explore the lawsuit against OpenAI over the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting, alleging ignored internal warnings and negligence, raising legal questions for AI companies.

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OpenAI says Canada mass shooter evaded ban with second ChatGPT account

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI says the shooter in one of the worst school shootings in Canada’s history got around a ban on her problematic use of the service by having a second account

The Independent UK

Danger was flagged, but not reported: What the Tumbler Ridge tragedy reveals about Canada’s AI governance vacuum

Eight months before the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting, OpenAI knew something was wrong. The company’s automated review system had flagged Jesse Van Rootselaar’s ChatGPT account for interactions involving scenarios of gun violence. Roughly a dozen employees were aware. Some advocated contacting police. Instead, OpenAI banned the account, but didn’t refer…

The Conversation

Canada seeks answers from OpenAI for failing to alert police after suspending school shooter’s account

Company had suspended account of Tumbler Ridge shooter in June 2025 over ‘furtherance of violent activities’

The Guardian - US

Microsoft’s AI deal promises Canada digital sovereignty, but is that a pledge it can keep?

Over the past year, few words have been abused as much as “sovereignty,” particularly in relation to Canadian digital policy and artificial intelligence. In early December, Microsoft promised to invest more than $7.5 billion over the next two years to build “new digital and AI infrastructure” in Canada. This investment…

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Why Canada’s reaction to the Grok scandal is so muted in the midst of a global outcry

A global backlash is brewing against Grok, the AI chatbot owned by Elon Musk and embedded into the social media platform X, after recent reports revealed that Grok was being used to digitally undress women (“Put her into a very transparent mini-bikini,”) and pose them in sexually explicit positions.

The Conversation

Can Canada emerge as an AI leader amid frictions with U.S.?

It will be tough to compete with the higher salaries and abundant capital south of the border.

Fortune

Canada gets its first ever Federal Minister dedicated to AI

Canada gets a dedicated federal Artificial Intelligence and Innovation minister, becoming the first ever country to have one.

Android Central

Scientists find weird holes on the ocean floor spewing ancient fluids 'like a fire hose'

Understanding the movement of fluids in the Cascadia subduction zone can help researchers pinpoint the risk of earthquakes

LiveScience

Mega-earthquake fears as experts puzzle over 'crack' in 600-mile long US fault line

Experts have predicted an earthquake could erupt, causing devastation to the Pacific Northwest area of the US after a crack was discovered in a 600-mile long fault line

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