Have we become trapped in thinking that better politics is just a technical fix away?
- Professor in Information and Communication Technology Policy, Concordia University
L’IA générative fait des choses intéressantes et utiles, mais elle n’est pas encore le moteur d’une nouvelle économie – et il se pourrait qu’elle ne le devienne jamais.
Canada’s long history with public service media offers a useful model for thinking about how AI could serve the public.
GenAI does some neat, helpful things, but it’s not yet the engine of a new economy — and it might not ever be.
Red-teaming is a simulation technique that is used by cybersecurity experts to anticipate and remedy flaws and weaknesses in digital systems.
The Canadian government’s proposed legislation to regulate artificial intelligence doesn’t address the government’s own applications. More oversight and consultations are needed to protect Canadians.
La couverture médiatique de l’intelligence artificielle reflète davantage l’engouement du milieu des entreprises et du gouvernement que les opinions critiques.
Computer scientists are overwhelmingly present in AI news coverage in Canada, while critical voices who could speak to the current and potential adverse effects of AI are lacking.
A recent open letter calling for a temporary artificial intelligence development hiatus is more concerned with hypothetical risks about the future than the issues that are right in front of us.
With Twitter users considering a relocation to the decentralized social media network Mastodon, there’s an opportunity for the CBC to lead the way in re-imagining online futures for Canadians.
Justin Trudeau a la réputation d’être un progressiste à l’extérieur du Canada. Mais il est méprisé par certains Canadiens de droite – et il a été confronté à l’hostilité durant sa campagne.
Justin Trudeau has a reputation as a youthful progressive outside of Canada, but among right-wing Canadians online, he’s despised — and he’s been confronted with hostility on the campaign trail.
Internet daemons are the programs that run in the background of our computers. Understanding what they are, and their capacity to benefit or harm us, is crucial for managing the internet.
Canada has a clear choice. Either it embraces the potential of being a leader in responsible AI, or it risks legitimating a race to the bottom where ethics, inequity and justice are absent.
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