Artificial Intelligence

• Building tool to help courts spot AI-generated evidence is ‘challenging’: researcher

  A team of researchers in Canada are working to make an open-source, free and easy to use tool that the justice system can use to help distinguish what's real from what's fake.

  Tech

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• Ottawa to invest up to $1.6B in Canadian AI firm Cohere

  Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday his government will invest up to $1.6 billion in Canadian AI company Cohere.

  Economy

  Oct 29
  
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• AI agents banned by several of Canada’s biggest banks as fears grow

  Some of Canada's biggest banks say they are now banning AI agents, like Meta's Muse, while others are taking initial steps to limit them.

  Consumer

  Oct 28
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• N.S. water, power rates to be protected in AI data centre agreement: EverWind

  A committee of Nova Scotia’s legislature is scheduled to discuss the controversial $10-billion AI data centre that’s been proposed in Cape Breton.

  Politics

  Oct 27
• Rising oil prices cause Wall Street to lose ground

  Stocks opened lower Friday on Wall Street as Big Tech companies tied to artificial intelligence swing lower again and oil prices rise.

  Economy

  Oct 23
• NDP rejects claim from Scott Moe that it used AI to create health-care plan

  In a social media post Wednesday, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe accused the Opposition of using AI to write its health care plan. NDP leader Carla Beck disputed his claims.

  Politics

  Oct 22
• Library and Archives Canada cracking down on AI books amid copyright threats

  Library and Archives Canada recently updated its ISBN (International Standard Book Numbers) policy to limit books and other literary content created using artificial intelligence.

  Canada

  Oct 22
• AI stocks weigh on markets Thursday as oil rises to highest price since May

  Drops for stocks in the artificial-intelligence industry are dragging markets down worldwide on Thursday, while oil prices hit their highest levels since May amid the Iran war.

  Economy

  Oct 22
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• Ottawa ‘not responsible’ for regulating AI data centre power use: minister

  AI Minister Evan Solomon spoke to the Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology on Thursday, where he was asked about power usage by data centres Canada.

  Canada

  Oct 22
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• Can a photo help predict if you’ll survive cancer? Researchers think so

  A team of researchers developed AI models that they say can predict a person’s biological age and chances of surviving cancer treatment using a singular photograph of their face.

  Tech

  Oct 21