The federal government’s long-awaited “refreshed” artificial intelligence strategy will be released next week, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday.
Carney did not give reporters any further details while heading into the Liberal caucus meeting in Ottawa.
“It’s coming out next week,” he said when asked about the delayed release.
The strategy is one of the most keenly anticipated to come from the government, and is expected to lay out the vision for widespread AI adoption across public and private sectors while building up Canada’s AI industry and research capacity.
All eyes will be on how it proposes to address widespread concerns about labour market disruptions, safety concerns around AI chatbots, and general distrust of the quickly-evolving technology among the Canadian public.
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Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon had previously promised the strategy would be released by the end of last year, after fast-tracking a new round of consultations in the fall.
He then said it would come out in the first quarter of this year, which has since passed.
“I know there’s a lot of expectation about it, which is good — we want people to be engaged,” Solomon told Global News in an interview last month, where he said more consultations were being held.
“We’re going to get it right.”
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However, a spokesperson for Solomon’s office later told Global News the timing of the strategy’s release was not yet confirmed.
“Just to clarify on timing: the Prime Minister was signalling that Canada’s AI Strategy is imminent and that the government is in the final stages of preparing for its release,” Erika Dupuis said in an email.
“We are not confirming a specific launch date today, but you can expect more details soon.”
AI industry and research leaders have told Global News that the continued delays in releasing the strategy is making long-term planning difficult and creating uncertainty in the sector.
Critics have also said it is imperative for the government to take some sort of action as the technology and its implications continue to grow and evolve.
Buttercup Carney will flip flop on it for a few years until the next election cycle ,then he will use it to mesmerize the Elbozos again.
Carney’s strategy: “we’re going to do nothing except let a few rich people get richer (including yours truly) while also falling behind as it takes our jobs and crashes our energy grid and the economy.”
Carney is a lizard, someone just look at his eyes and tell me he’s not a lizard!
Oh boy, another Carney strategy. A stupid bunch of legislation that goes round and round in circles and costs us more money. Canada needs an exit strategy from Carney and the damned Liberal f*scists.
“We’re going to get it right.”
That would be a first. Hahahaha!