Canada unveils “AI for all”, its AI strategy that it says will help create 250,000 jobs by 2031, with a CA$500M tech fund for investing in homegrown AI startups
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Discussion
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@aidangomez
Aidan Gomez
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For decades, Canada invested to build the research foundations that made modern AI possible. Now we have to build, train, and scale what comes next here at home. Canada's new national AI strategy is an important step toward that goal, and Cohere is proud to be part of the
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@markjcarney
Mark Carney
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We just launched Canada's new AI Strategy: AI For All. We're taking control of our future — with AI that's governed by Canadian values, AI that's accountable to Canadians, and AI that serves all Canadians.
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@evanlsolomon
Evan Solomon
on x
Today, we launched AI for All, Canada's national AI strategy. Built on three priorities, trust, opportunity and sovereignty, the strategy will help Canadians use AI safely, benefit from the opportunities it creates, and ensure Canada remains a leader in the technologies
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Jessalyn Holodinsky, PhD
Jessalyn Holodinsky, PhD
on linkedin
Really pleased to see healthcare data prioritized in the new Federal AI for All strategy. Linking data across systems and removing the silos …
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Usman Sheikh
Usman Sheikh
on linkedin
Today, the Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney and Canadian AI Minister Evan Solomon launched Canada's new national AI strategy, entitled “AI for All”. …
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Dan Shugar
Dan Shugar
on linkedin
Maybe an unpopular opinion on LinkedIn, but frankly I don't give a damn. The Canadian federal government has unveiled an AI strategy with the following points about the post-secondary sector. …
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@jasonhaslam.ca
Jason Haslam
on bluesky
“Build a world-leading public AI supercomputer” — I can save the government time, here. The answer is 42.
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@oliver-moore
Oliver Moore
on bluesky
Canada's AI strategy says mass adoption faces “deeper challenge” that Cdns not trained on, literate in or have trust in the technology. In fact, half see it as “threat to humanity” — Formal govt policy to push a tech people think is harmful seems politically risky — ised-isd…
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@jamespmcleod.ca
James McLeod
on bluesky
I am not seeing a lot of discussion about the fact that the federal government will ban surveillance pricing in upcoming data governance legislation. — Seems notable to me! ised-isde.canada.ca/site/ised/ en... [image]
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@skylee-storm
@skylee-storm
on bluesky
In the strategy, First Nations are mentioned twice, once as a group vaguely consulted, then again as a group being served by health AI research. — To be clear, all submissions made in the development of this strategy (not consultation) were analyzed by AI. — www.pm.gc.ca/en/n…
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@jeff.doctor
Jeff Doctor
on bluesky
“Provide access to trusted AI agents for every post-secondary student - from the arts and commerce to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), and medicine.” — www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news... [embedded post]
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@baa
@baa
on bluesky
“...we are among the slowest countries to adopt AI at scale. This gap risks undermining public trust...” — HUH!?? — Two hundred billion dollars to AI instead of like, UBI or more doctors or increasing competition among all our monopolies — www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news...
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@scottedgar
Scott Edgar
on bluesky
“Provide access to trusted AI agents for every post-secondary student - from the arts and commerce to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), and medicine.” — At best, a waste of money. At worst, much worse than that. — www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news...
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@isaiahbishop
Isaiah Bishop
on bluesky
some truly awful post secondary ideas. and i dont know what theyre thinking with the supercomputer
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@journodale
Dale Smith
on bluesky
“Provide access to trusted AI agents for every post-secondary student - from the arts and commerce to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), and medicine.” — I'm pretty sure that nobody who teaches in a post-secondary institution asked for this, and this makes…
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@blairaf.com
Blair
on bluesky
Lots to digest here but one piece that sticks out is the proposed regulatory framework is mostly voluntary and opaque. Hinges on voluntary certification and selective safety partnerships & evaluations behind closed doors without clear public oversight mechanisms — www.pm.gc.ca…
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r/technology
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Canada says AI strategy will help create 250,000 jobs, boost GDP by 3%
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r/notthebeaverton
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Canada says AI strategy will help create 250,000 jobs, boost GDP by 3%
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r/singularity
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Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney launches AI for All: Canada's national artificial intelligence strategy.