Carney’s plan for AI in Canada, explained
6/8/202623 min
The federal government released its plan for AI, and it includes a lot of new money ($2.3 billion, to be precise) towards training, adoption and supporting Canadian businesses and tech companies. There was a lot of anticipation leading up to this strategy’s release, both from those excited about how Canada plans to build and harness the technology, but also from those who are concerned about the potential ramifications and safety of AI.
Joe Castaldo is a staff reporter writing about AI for The Globe. He joins us to walk us through what’s in this strategy, and what’s not.
Questions? Comments? Ideas? Email us at thedecibel@globeandmail.com
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First 90 secondsCheryl Sutherland· Host0:00
[chime] After months of anticipation, the federal government's plan for AI is here.
Mark Carney· Soundbite0:07
Question isn't whether AI will transform our lives. It will. AI is already changing how we work, how we learn, and how we connect. The question, the question is: will it improve the lives of all Canadians or benefit only a few?
Cheryl Sutherland· Host0:25
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the AI strategy on Thursday with AI minister Evan Solomon. It includes a few big things we're gonna talk about, like how the government plans to get companies to adopt AI, how they plan to help Canadians better use and understand it, and the money they're putting towards keeping tech companies in Canada. We'll stress test some of the details, like whether AI adoption will produce two hundred and fifty thousand jobs in Canada, and what the government is planning to do to ensure our safety around the technology. Joe Castaldo is a staff reporter for The Globe who writes about artificial intelligence. Today, he walks us through this strategy, what's in it, and what's not. I'm Cheryl Sutherland, and this is The Decibel from The Globe and Mail. [chime] Hi, Joe. Nice to see you.
Joe Castaldo· Guest1:16
Nice to see you.
Cheryl Sutherland· Host1:17
Okay, so we finally have this AI strategy from the federal government. What is the government doing here? Like, what is an AI strategy?
Joe Castaldo· Guest1:25
Oh, boy. [laughs] So at the highest, highest level,