AI

• AI is fueling war, ‘culture of power’, Pope says in theological document

  Leo denounced the 'culture of power' driving the AI race, especially in developing ever more sophisticated methods of remote warfare.

  World

  May 25
  
• Calgary teen wins international video award addressing AI’s water use

  Anie 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.

  Education

  May 20
  
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• Vancouver mayor clarifies ’11 AI agents’ used to do work is strictly personal

  Mayor Ken Sim says he used AI technology for personal learning, scanning news, tracking global and financial events, following "thought leaders," and dietary planning.

  Tech

  May 13
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• Oil prices rise, U.S. stocks hang near their records as Iran war goes on

  President 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. News

  May 11
• AI data centre project will help build ‘sovereign’ computing, minister says

  The 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."

  Economy

  May 11
• Canada is ‘closely monitoring’ new warning over AI electricity grid strain

  This comes after the North American Electric Reliability Corporation issued an alert warning that data centres are causing strain on North America’s electricity grids.

  Canada

  May 8
• AI ‘accent masking’ at overseas call centres sparks union backlash in Canada

  In a post on its website, Telus Digital announced a partnership with an “AI-powered speech enhancement” company to “soften accents.”

  Tech

  May 6
• Solomon says new federal AI strategy will analyze impact on jobs

  It’s been six months since the government wrapped up fast-tracked consultations on the strategy — Solomon initially promised it would be tabled by the end of last year.

  Canada

  May 4
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• AI top of mind for Manitoba students considering career options

  This ever-changing technology and its impact has many students, both in high school and post-secondary institutions, considering how viable their future career options may be.

  Tech

  Apr 28
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• AI stocks tumble following report over OpenAI’s growth targets

  OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar expressed concerns to other leaders over the company's ability to pay for future computing contracts if revenue did not grow fast enough, the report said.

  Tech

  Apr 28