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VOCM News Late-Day Update September 25th · VOCM On Demand

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  Speaker 1: Local News Now, a VOCM News Update. Good evening, I'm
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  Speaker 1: Linda Swain. The Federal Artificial Intelligence Minister says he was
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  Speaker 1: not aware of the extent of the interactions the Tumbler
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  Speaker 1: Ridge shooter had with chat GPT. The U.S.-based magazine Mother
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  Speaker 1: Jones reported details of the alleged interactions, including that the
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  Speaker 1: AI chatbot vividly described the effectiveness of a shotgun in
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  Speaker 1: a classroom. AI Minister Evan Solomon's office says Solomon was
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  Speaker 1: not previously aware of the specific conversations. The statement says
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  Speaker 1: the report raises serious questions about OpenAI's response to warning signs.
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  Speaker 1: The minister's office says while OpenAI has taken measures since
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  Speaker 1: the shooting, including strengthening its threat assessment processes, it would
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  Speaker 1: be premature to say the actions are sufficient. The Mother
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  Speaker 1: Jones report says ChatGPT advised the 18-year-old shooter how to
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  Speaker 1: get around its own safeguards to obtain information about violent scenarios.
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  Speaker 1: by framing the content as fictional.
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  Speaker 2: A St.
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  Speaker 1: John's area man has once again been charged for allegedly
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  Speaker 1: swindling seniors out of cash. The RNC was contacted after
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  Speaker 1: James Robert Dwyer allegedly persuaded two elderly women to give
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  Speaker 1: him cash for repair and maintenance jobs that he never
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  Speaker 1: carried out. The 66-year-old was arrested yesterday and held for
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  Speaker 1: court on two counts of fraud and breaches of a
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  Speaker 1: release order. RNC say more charges are anticipated. Dwyer is
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  Speaker 1: no stranger to the court system and has previously been
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  Speaker 1: charged and convicted on similar offenses. The RNC is asking
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  Speaker 1: anyone who suspects they have been defrauded to give them
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  Speaker 1: a call. In the meantime, police advise homeowners to seek
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  Speaker 1: out written quotes before agreeing to any work, verify a
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  Speaker 1: contractor's credentials, and be cautious of contractors who use high-pressure
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  Speaker 1: sales tactics or make unsolicited door-to-door offers. The Federation of
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  Speaker 1: Labour says the positive elements of the federal government's proposed
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  Speaker 1: new Omnibus Building Canada Strong Act have been overshadowed by
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  Speaker 1: changes being made to the Canada Labour Code, allowing a
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  Speaker 1: single minister the authority to end a legal strike. Bill
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  Speaker 1: C-39 has been introduced in the House of Commons and
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  Speaker 1: has not yet been passed. Jessica McCormick of the Federation
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  Speaker 1: of Labour calls that a red line. that cannot be crossed.
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  Speaker 2: Because of the incredible and fundamental power that a strike
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  Speaker 2: and withdrawing our labor would give workers at the collective
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  Speaker 2: bargaining tables. So legislation that limits or strips any group
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  Speaker 2: of workers of that fundamental right has to be opposed
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  Speaker 2: by workers and unions right across the country.
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  Speaker 1: The opposition critic for transportation and infrastructure is accusing the
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  Speaker 1: provincial government of wasting money and seeking an RFP. for
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  Speaker 1: the modernization and expansion of St. Clair's Hospital. The former
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  Speaker 1: Liberal government had a facilities condition index completed four years
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  Speaker 1: ago by Capital Management, which recommended that no more money
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  Speaker 1: be pumped into upgrading the building. Minister Barry Patton dismissed
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  Speaker 1: that report as a political document and says replacing the
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  Speaker 1: hospital is unlikely. Critic Jamie Korab accuses government of failing
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  Speaker 1: to plan for the region's health care needs.
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  Speaker 2: That facility condition index... is out there already saying, do
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  Speaker 2: not put any money into this.
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  Speaker 1: It's time to build a new one. So I feel
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  Speaker 1: like we're throwing good money after bad here. Your weather
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  Speaker 1: forecast is next.