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Reporter Roundtable: Canada 'optimistic' about U.S. talks but admits 'turbulence'

6/5/202620 min

Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc says he's 'optimistic' about U.S. trade talks, after returning from a trip to Washington. He does admit that some 'turbulence' and uncertainty remain. That's while Canada unveils its long-awaited AI strategy. CBC's Aaron Wherry, The Canadian Press deputy parliamentary bureau chief Mia Rabson and La Presse parliamentary bureau chief Joël-Denis Bellavance bring you inside the biggest political stories.

Clips

Terminator-Style AI Warning
AI Centers: New Pipelines
Recession R-Word Riff

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Speaker 10:00

    To some, AI chatbots are helpful tools. To others, an existential threat. But what happens when someone falls in love with one?

  2. Aaron Wherry· Panelist0:08

    I can't believe I'm doing this with somebody that's not a human.

  3. Speaker 10:12

    What if a chatbot makes you lose your grip on reality?

  4. David Cochrane· Host0:15

    She said that her life work was advocating for AI rights because they're sentient and they're enslaved.

  5. Speaker 10:21

    Understood: Artificial Intimacy. Available now on CBC Listen or wherever you get your podcasts.

  6. Speaker 40:28

    [upbeat music] This is a CBC podcast.

  7. David Cochrane· Host0:33

    [upbeat music] Canada's lead minister on US trade is optimistic there could be some progress on a CUSMA deal after talks this week in Washington.

  8. Dominic LeBlanc· Soundbite0:46

    I remain optimistic about the work that we can do with the Americans, but I think all of us know that, um, the road to conclusions in these conversations is sometimes not a straight line.

  9. David Cochrane· Host1:00

    But as the feds look to send positive trade signals, the Conservative leader continues to press the prime minister over the state of the Canadian economy.

  10. Mia Rabson· Panelist1:07

    He promised he'd have the fastest growing economy in the G7. He's delivered the only recession in the G7.

  11. David Cochrane· Host1:14

    All of this while Canada launches its new artificial intelligence strategy.

  12. Mark Carney· Soundbite1:18

    The 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

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