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To count as illegal “intimate imagery,” under Canadian law, a depiction has to be realistic enough to pass as a genuine photo or video, regardless of whether the individual is identifiable or has consented to its use. (Unsplash/Mohamed Nohassi)

Sharing non‑consensual ‘deepfake’ porn in Canada is now a crime. The law still fails the victims

Canada’s current framework treats deepfake-based sexual abuse as isolated criminal behaviour, when it is systematic gender-based violence.
Canadian AI Minister Evan Solomon appears for a news conference during the G7 Industry, Digital and Technology Ministers’ Meeting in Montréal in December 2025. Solomon’s response to the Grok controversy has been muted. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

Why Canada’s reaction to the Grok scandal is so muted in the midst of a global outcry

Governments around the world are clamping down on Grok’s production of nonconsensual sexual images. Why does Canada seem to be missing in action?
Police officers smile after finding a toddler who had been reported missing for four days. An AI tool reporting on the mother’s child abandonment court appearance in September erroneously claimed she had abandoned her child “to go on vacation.” Dave Sidaway / Montreal Gazette

I used AI chatbots as a source of news for a month, and they were unreliable and erroneous

When we ask for news, we should expect generative AI tools to stick to the facts. But new research shows they don’t.
A composite image showing Elon Musk (centre) flanked by an image of Ani (left), a new virtual ‘companion’ available on his xAI platform, and an image of Misa Amane (right), a character from the Japanese anime ‘Death Note.’ (l-r: Grok, THE CANADIAN PRESS/Matt Rourke, Death Note)

Grok 4’s new AI companion offers up ‘pornographic productivity’

Grok 4’s new AI companions raise concerns about virtual friends disrupting real social relationships, anti-feminist rhetoric and the exploitation of personal data.

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