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Sherwood Park man charged with using AI to make child sexual abuse materialsALERT said Christopher Kalbfleisch, 51, was arrested for a second time since June and is now charged with using AI to sexualize photos and videos of young victims he knows.CrimeSep 29
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King Charles urges tech leaders to mitigate AI risks to humanityKing Charles III on Thursday urged several senior tech leaders to make sure that artificial intelligence remains under control and in the service of people and the planet.TechSep 17
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Trump calls recent concerns about AI risks a “hoax” and a “SICK conspiracy.”U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that any efforts to limit the technology is part of a “SICK conspiracy.”U.S. NewsSep 14
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‘Wild West’: Teachers, experts call for unified policies to address AI in classroomsEducators across Canada are grappling with how best to incorporate AI in their classrooms while fostering critical thinking and intellectual honesty.TechSep 4
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News publishers launch copyright suit against AI company Anthropic in OntarioA coalition of news publishers that includes Canada’s largest newspapers is suing the artificial intelligence company Anthropic in an Ontario court.Canada3 hours
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AI-driven project to modernize New Brunswick forestry getting $50M boost from OttawaOttawa is offering up to $50 million to help build a digital forestry centre to better manage the province's wood supply, in part with artificial intelligence.EconomyOct 14
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Quebec author abandons effort to document novel’s origins amid AI allegationsQuebec author Thélyson Orélien has abandoned efforts to compile evidence supporting his denial that artificial intelligence was used to write his novel, his publisher confirmed.CanadaOct 17
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AI stocks are taking a beating amid inflation, interest rate worriesA sell-off for artificial-intelligence stocks is hitting Wall Street again after whipping around the world on worries about how much longer the AI frenzy will last.EconomyOct 15
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Eyes on AI as factor in Alberta referendumIf you ask a popular artificial intelligence chatbot and a search engine whether taxes in an independent Alberta would be higher, it might say yes.PoliticsOct 3
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AI content ‘lacks the spark’ of human-made art, Pope Leo saysIn May, Pope Leo wrote his first encyclical titled 'Magnifica Humanitas' (Magnificent Humanity), calling for robust regulation of artificial intelligence.ConsumerOct 2
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Construction of Bell Canada’s AI data centre in Saskatchewan scaling upSaskatchewan’s Crown investments minister stood Thursday in front of a skeleton of steel beams to tout progress on an artificial intelligence mega facility.CanadaOct 2
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NVIDIA says its new platform will stop AI agents from going rogueNvidia on Monday unveiled a new security platform that the chipmaker said can stop artificial intelligence agents from going rogue.TechSep 28
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AI optimism is fueling tech stocks amid rising oil prices and bond yieldsStrength for artificial-intelligence stocks is helping the U.S. market to hold firmer on Thursday, even as pressure from the bond market continues to rattle financial markets.EconomyOct 1
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OpenAI says its models engaged with US government websites in new model misbehavior disclosureSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — OpenAI disclosed Friday that its artificial intelligence agents had interacted with several U.S. government websites in unexpected ways.WorldSep 26
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Read a transcript of Carney’s speech to the European ParliamentPrime Minister Mark Carney made a pitch for cooperation with the EU in industries like artificial intelligence, critical minerals and defence.CanadaSep 17
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Rising use of AI in Canadian courtrooms creates divideCanadian courts are seeing a rise in use of artificial intelligence sparking access to justice and valuable work experience from law students away, experts say.CanadaSep 20
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AI stocks drop as tech companies call to slow down development for safetyArtificial-intelligence stocks are sliding worldwide Monday after leaders of the industry warned a slowdown is needed for safety.MoneySep 14
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Mississauga, Ont. approves 1-year data centre moratoriumThe city is the latest in Ontario to consider a pause as it studies what guardrails it could place on energy-intensive data centres fuelling the artificial intelligence boom.CanadaSep 16
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King Charles to discuss AI with company executives as threat fears mountBritain's King Charles will host the leaders of major artificial intelligence companies this week to discuss whether a shared set of principles is needed.TechSep 14
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Here’s how some Ontario municipalities are grappling with new AI data centresThe boom in artificial intelligence has put Ontario municipalities on the front lines of a major debate over how to regulate a new wave of large, energy-hungry data centres.PoliticsSep 16