AI

• N.S. municipal politicians weigh in on whether AI can speed up housing approvals

  Municipal politicians in Nova Scotia are reacting after the federal government pitched artificial intelligence as a way of speeding up housing approvals.

  Canada

  2 hours
  
• AI is not adding to Canada’s GDP like it is in the U.S., new analysis says

  A slower adoption of artificial intelligence has had a net-neutral effect on Canada’s GDP, new analysis says. But long-term productivity gains are still possible.

  Economy

  12 hours
  
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• Quebec woman with ALS hears her own voice again thanks to AI app

  A new AI tool is helping people with ALS regain a version of their voice, making conversations faster and more personal.

  Canada

  Nov 11
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• Canada joins AI safety declaration but without ‘teeth,’ what can it do?

  'Go talk to the families in Tumbler Ridge' if you want to know how effective the AI industry’s voluntary standards are.

  Politics

  Nov 10
• N.S. protests call for moratorium on data centre proposals in province

  Protesters gathered in front of the provincial legislature at noon Saturday, taking up an entire block of Hollis Street before marching through the city’s downtown core.

  Tech

  Nov 8
• Publisher cuts ties with Quebec author after saying it found evidence of AI use

  Les Éditions du Boréal said in a press release that analysis of some documents' metadata indicated AI was used while writing the book. 

  Canada

  Oct 21
• 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
• Quebec author abandons effort to document novel’s origins amid AI allegations

  Quebec author Thélyson Orélien has abandoned efforts to compile evidence supporting his denial that artificial intelligence was used to write his novel, his publisher confirmed.

  Canada

  Oct 17
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• Quebec author admits to plagiarism in earlier work, denies AI use

  In a statement released by his publisher, Éditions du Boréal, Orélien apologized for making what he described as unacceptable mistakes in his youth.

  Canada

  Oct 13
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• ‘More than 1,000 words’: AI models could be used to communicate procedures to cancer patients

  Researchers at the University Health Network in Toronto are now leveraging AI to help create a 3D picture of what tumours look like.

  Health

  Oct 12