2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (499+ words) 'While some Canadians are deliberately engaging with AI tools by entering prompts or queries in programs like Chat GPT or Claude, more say their exposure is passive,' read an excerpt from Angus Reid study. OTTAWA — As artificial intelligence slowly creeps…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (313+ words) Ontario, with plenty of zero-emission electricity, is exactly the kind of place where AI data centres should be constructed. The artificial intelligence data centre moratorium debate has officially reached Ontario, with Hamilton city council voting this week to have city…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago   (261+ words) Artificial intelligence is only as powerful as the data behind it. For our food economy, without better data, AI is just an expensive calculator. Ottawa’s new national artificial intelligence strategy has generated considerable excitement. The federal government promises stronger productivity,…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago   (622+ words) The early stages of a potential plan to develop part of Hamilton’s industrial waterfront into an artificial intelligence data centre suffered a short circuit last week. Toronto-based Slate Asset Management, which bought approximately 800 acres of industrial land and buildings from…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (545+ words) News Media Canada calls out federal AI strategy for ignoring content theft, while AI pioneer Jonathan Schaeffer says Canada can't afford to stand at the sidelines OTTAWA — It’s a long-overdue “starting gun” that, while ambitious, requires follow-through. Reaction to the…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (454+ words) Prime Minister Mark Carney unveils new AI strategy promising to make Canada a global artificial intelligence superpower OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled Canada’s long-awaited AI strategy on Thursday. Speaking at an event at Toronto General Hospital, Carney said Canada’s…...

4+ mon, 1+ day ago   (372+ words) Auditor general's findings show program also generated incorrect, missing or incomplete info about patients An auditor general report into the use of an artificial intelligence program by Ontario doctors in recent years found it hallucinated and made many mistakes in…...

8+ mon, 4+ week ago   (355+ words) Cybercrime group ShinyHunters claims it's responsible for intrusion, demands bitcoin as ransom Pornhub is notifying more than 200 million premium users about a security breach. The adult entertainment website, which is owned by an Ottawa-based private equity firm, said that users…...

9+ mon, 2+ day ago   (337+ words) OTTAWA — The federal government is using artificial intelligence to sort through public input on AI policy, Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon said Thursday. Solomon said an internally developed AI platform is being used to translate and summarize more than 11,000 comments…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (133+ words) The University of Toronto says it’s on the hunt for the next Geoffrey Hinton. The school says it will create a new chair role named after the Nobel laureate and artificial intelligence pioneer. The Hinton Chair in Artificial Intelligence will…...