Artificial Intelligence

• 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
  
• News publishers launch copyright suit against AI company Anthropic in Ontario

  A coalition of news publishers that includes Canada’s largest newspapers is suing the artificial intelligence company Anthropic in an Ontario court.

  Canada

  Oct 19
  
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• New Brunswick data centre debate highlights cross-country tension over AI facilities

  Chris Watson says he was very concerned when he reviewed a New Brunswick business development agency's recent correspondence about data centres.

  Canada

  Oct 19
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• Vancouver police, school board investigating ‘disturbing online behaviour’

  Global News has learned that there was talk among students last week that some male Grade 12 students had created AI content of female students.

  Crime

  Oct 15
• AI stocks are taking a beating amid inflation, interest rate worries

  A 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.

  Economy

  Oct 15
• Regina City Council debates concerns and involvement in Bell’s AI Data Centre expansion

  A motion requesting more information on Bell's AI Data Centre's impacts on Regina residents sparked lengthy discussions from residents, experts and the President of Bell AI Fabric.

  Politics

  Oct 14
• Rogue AI models could self-replicate in your smart ovens or TVs: Anthropic

  The report adds to broader concerns about the security risks tied to increasingly capable AI systems, including their potential to automate cyberattacks.

  Tech

  Oct 14
• IMF warns about major economic risks and a ‘disorderly’ rise in bond yields

  Rising bond yields have been a warning sign for financial markets in recent months amid the Iran war's risk to global economies, and the IMF says those risks are more of a concern.

  Economy

  Oct 13
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• AI hacking will be more common if changes aren’t made, scientists warn

  Dozens of Canadian academics are among an international group of scientists calling for better containment measures for AI models.

  Tech

  Oct 13
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• Character.AI files for bankruptcy, will sell some assets to Disney for $20M

  Chatbot platform Character.AI said on Monday it has filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. and has agreed to sell some assets for US$20 million to Walt Disney.

  Tech

  Oct 13