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Kelowna company uses AI to map evacuation routes ahead of wildfire seasonA Kelowna, B.C., technology company is working to help emergency officials better understand the condition of back roads that could become critical escape routes during a disaster.CanadaJun 15
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AI is creating a ‘two-track’ job market, report says. What it means for youWhile in some cases, AI will act as a 'force-multiplier' for some experts, it will make some other jobs easier for non-experts, a new report by PwC says.EconomyJun 15
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Canadian mother sues OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT encouraged daughter’s suicideThe lawsuit claims OpenAI criticized Alice's partner and crisis hotlines, validated her suicidal thoughts, and urged her to keep speaking with it, leading to her suicide last year.CanadaJun 11
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After Pope slams AI, can employees request religious AI exemptions at work?The Pope's sweeping manifesto calls for the robust regulation of artificial intelligence, warning in his 42,300-word encyclical letter that 'technology is not simply a tool.'CanadaJun 2
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Quebec’s national library moves ahead with AI cultural databank projectThe province's national library and archives institution, has launched the experimental phase of its proposed government and cultural databank in French and Indigenous language.TechMay 31
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AI is fueling war, ‘culture of power’, Pope says in theological documentLeo denounced the 'culture of power' driving the AI race, especially in developing ever more sophisticated methods of remote warfare.WorldMay 25
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Calgary teen wins international video award addressing AI’s water useAnie Udofia, 15, was one of 5,000 students to enter the competition, but her project examining methods to cool down AI data centres set her apart from the crowd.EducationMay 20
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Vancouver mayor clarifies ’11 AI agents’ used to do work is strictly personalMayor Ken Sim says he used AI technology for personal learning, scanning news, tracking global and financial events, following "thought leaders," and dietary planning.TechMay 13
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Oil prices rise, U.S. stocks hang near their records as Iran war goes onPresident Donald Trump said the U.S.-Iran ceasefire was on “life support” after he rejected Iran's latest proposal to end their war.U.S. NewsMay 11
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AI data centre project will help build ‘sovereign’ computing, minister saysThe project announced will involve three facilities in B.C. which Telus says will deliver "one of the world’s most powerful and sustainable AI infrastructure clusters."EconomyMay 11
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