Artificial Intelligence

• Ottawa using AI to review public comments on its AI strategy

  The federal government is using artificial intelligence to sort through public input on AI policy.

  Canada

  Dec 11
  
• Microsoft pledges $7.5B in AI investment in Canada for next 2 years

  The $7.5 billion will be invested over the next two years, bringing Microsoft’s total AI investment in Canada between 2023 and 2027 to $19 billion.

  Economy

  Dec 9
  
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• Ottawa’s ‘refreshed’ AI strategy delayed to next year, minister says

  Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon told a House of Commons committee the updated strategy will come next year, after saying in the fall it would come this year.

  Tech

  Dec 3
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• Calgary-area teen accused of using AI to create child sex abuse material

  A 17-year-old teen is facing charges after being accused of using artificial intelligence to create child pornographic material involving several girls from Calgary-area schools.

  Crime

  Dec 3
• Be wary of AI-powered toys during holiday shopping, experts warn

  The toys are cute and marketed as educational and interactive companions that encourage children's creativity. But child development experts caution that the opposite may be true. 

  Tech

  Nov 26
• Alberta minister reportedly putting together first AI-generated legislation in Canada

  The Alberta government is about to take the next logical step in artificial intelligence — using it to draft a proposed law.

  Canada

  Nov 26
• Tech leaders at Toronto conference downplay warnings of AI ‘bubble’

  The rapid growth of artificial intelligence has led to warnings from some observers of a "bubble" destined to burst.

  Canada

  Nov 20
• AI can’t be used to qualify content as Canadian, CRTC says in updated rule

  The new definition maintains that Cancon is based on the number of Canadians occupying key creative positions in a production, which can't be replaced with artificial intelligence.

  Canada

  Nov 18
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• Ontario Public Service has highest Copilot use in Canada, as Ford government rolls out AI

  The Ontario Public Service has the highest Microsoft Copilot use in the country, according to internal government documents, and is used weekly by more than 15,000 civil servants.

  Politics

  Nov 14
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• ‘Spam’ videos use actors to spread fake Canadian political, western separatism content

  Accounts with hundreds of thousands of views have published misleading Canadian political commentary using 'hosts' who advertise their services as voiceover artists or presenters.

  Canada

  Nov 12