AI

• Lethbridge College to see how AI and virtual reality could help police recruitment

  New research at Lethbridge College is using a combination of virtual reality and artificial intelligence to help assess ethical decision making. Sarah Jones has more.

  Tech

  Mar 28
  
• Canada to tighten foreign investment rules for AI, other sectors: report

  Bloomberg News reported Canada plans to tighten foreign investment rules in some sectors, citing an interview with Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne.

  Canada

  Mar 26
  
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• AI ‘hallucination’ in B.C. court prompts caution

  Vancouver tech lawyer Ryan Black's work with video game companies put him in a position to watch the rise of artificial intelligence in the industry.

  Science

  Feb 29
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• Reddit inks deal with Google allowing AI models to train on users’ posts

  The arrangement, announced Thursday and valued at roughly $60 million, will also give Reddit access to Google AI models for improving its site search and other features.

  Tech

  Feb 22
• Google pauses Gemini AI image generation of people after racial ‘inaccuracies’

  Google said it is temporarily stopping its Gemini AI chatbot from generating images of people a day after apologizing for “inaccuracies” in historical depictions.

  Tech

  Feb 22
• Canadian authorities cautious, nervous about AI in political campaigns

  Artificial intelligence tools are being increasingly used and, some fear, abused in the U.S. But in Canada, political actors are just starting take up AI tools.

  Canada

  Feb 18
• Tech companies sign pact to combat AI election interference

  Tech executives including OpenAI and Meta gathered to announce a new voluntary framework for how they will respond to AI-generated deepfakes that deliberately trick voters.

  Tech

  Feb 16
• ‘Saving lives’: How AI is helping doctors better predict heart failure

  Amidst the surging rates of heart failure across Canada, experts say the urgency for accurate prognostic tools has never been more needed.

  Health

  Feb 14
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• AI and sexual violence online: Why advocates are concerned amid N.B. rise in sextortion cases

  As the use of artificial intelligence reaches mainstream audiences and becomes increasingly accessible to the public, concern is growing around its misuse. 

  Canada

  Feb 9
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• Canada’s proposed AI law too vague, Big Tech executives say

  Amazon and Microsoft executives told MPs at the House of Commons industry committee today that Bill C-27 doesn't differentiate enough between high- and low-risk AI systems.

  Canada

  Feb 7