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Experts say Ottawa’s new AI task force is skewed towards industry

Anja Karadeglija @anjakaradeglija.bsky.social · 20h

The Liberal government has given a new task force until the end of the month to work on a fast-tracked revamp to the national artificial intelligence strategy — a plan that critics say leans too much on the perspective of industry.

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OTTAWA — The Liberal government has given its new AI "task force" until the end of the month to fast-track changes to the national artificial intelligence strategy — a plan that critics say leans too ...

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Court challenge may force Online Streaming Act revisit: CRTC chairperson

Anja Karadeglija @anjakaradeglija.bsky.social · 6d

At the Heritage committee yesterday, CRTC chairperson Vicky Eatrides said Parliament may have to revisit the Online Streaming Act if a court challenge by streamers succeeds

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OTTAWA — The CRTC chairperson says Parliament may have to revisit the Online Streaming Act if a court challenge by streamers succeeds. Vicky Eatrides says whether or not that happens depends on the re...

Ottawa gets nearly 1,000 federal budget briefs, with many AI and digital policy asks

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Anja Karadeglija @anjakaradeglija.bsky.social · 8d

I went through some AI and digital policy requests in federal budget submissions, including AI and health care initiatives, sovereign compute and cloud infrastructure funding, quantum computing and airports asking for a digital ID and biometrics strategy:

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OTTAWA - The federal finance committee has received 948 briefs as part of its consultation ahead of the federal budget, with many of them touching on artificial intelligence and digital

At AI conference, old-school telcos pitch cutting-edge digital…

Anja Karadeglija @anjakaradeglija.bsky.social · 12d

I went to an AI conference and somehow ended up writing a telecom story, about how telcos like Bell and Telus are jockeying for a piece of the federal government's push for digital sovereignty.

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National Defence using U.S. cloud services for 'mission critical' applications

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Anja Karadeglija @anjakaradeglija.bsky.social · 19d

Newly released documents show Ottawa has spent almost $1.3 billion on cloud services provided by U.S. companies, with most of the money going to Microsoft — and its uses include what it calls “mission-critical” defence applications

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OTTAWA — Newly released documents show Ottawa has spent almost $1.3 billion on cloud services provided by U.S. companies, with most of the money going to Microsoft — and its uses include what it calls...

OpenAI argues Canadian news publishers’ lawsuit should be heard in U.S.

Anja Karadeglija @anjakaradeglija.bsky.social · 28d

OpenAI is arguing in an Ontario court today that a copyright lawsuit filed by Canadian news publishers involving its ChatGPT generative AI system should be heard in a U.S. courtroom instead. It's the first case of its kind in Canada.

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OpenAI is set to argue in an Ontario court today that a copyright lawsuit filed by Canadian news publishers involving its ChatGPT generative AI system should be heard in a U.S. courtroom instead. A coalition of Canadian news outlets which includes The Canadian Press, Torstar, The Globe and Mail, Postmedia and CBC/Radio-Canada is suing OpenAI […]

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Ottawa drafting public registry of AI projects as tech spreads…

Anja Karadeglija @anjakaradeglija.bsky.social · 29d

The federal government says it plans to launch a public registry to keep Canadians in the loop on its growing use of artificial intelligence

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Anja Karadeglija @anjakaradeglija.bsky.social · Sep 3

It's like every time you read it, it makes less sense

AI chatbots changing online threat landscape as Ottawa reviews…

Anja Karadeglija @anjakaradeglija.bsky.social · Sep 3

Wrongful death lawsuits targeting AI chatbots are underway in the U.S., while reports emerge of delusions induced by AI systems.

As Ottawa reviews its online harms bill, the incidents are drawing attention to the changing landscape of online threats.

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Privacy provision in online streaming law accidentally removed, federal government says

Anja Karadeglija @anjakaradeglija.bsky.social · Aug 29

After @mgeist.bsky.social's blog post about the removed privacy clause, I asked the government to respond. Heritage said they had "recently been made aware of what appears to be an inadvertent oversight in a coordinating amendment and are looking into it."

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Heritage Department says it is now aware of an ‘inadvertent oversight’

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Anja Karadeglija @anjakaradeglija.bsky.social · Aug 28

A new poll indicates an overwhelming majority of Canadians - 85 per cent - want governments to regulate artificial intelligence.

78 per cent said AI tools threaten human jobs, and nearly half worry AI might lead to cognitive decline.

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Poll suggests 85% of Canadians want governments to regulate AI

OTTAWA - A new poll indicates an overwhelming majority of Canadians are in favour of regulating artificial intelligence, and almost half are worried it will contribute to cognitive decline.

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Anja Karadeglija @anjakaradeglija.bsky.social · Aug 27

The latest in a case that's been central to establishing the application of the "right to be forgotten" in Canada — the privacy commissioner says individuals have the right to have some information de-listed, but Google is refusing to comply.

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Google refusing to comply with "right to be forgotten" de-listing decision

OTTAWA — The federal privacy commissioner says individuals have the right to have some information de-listed from search engine results but Google is refusing to comply. The commissioner’s office says...

CBC going to court to fight disclosure order for Gem subscriber numbers

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Anja Karadeglija @anjakaradeglija.bsky.social · Aug 26

CBC is going to court to defend its refusal to disclose subscriber numbers for its streaming service, after the information commissioner ordered the public broadcaster to make available the number of paid subscribers to Gem

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OTTAWA — CBC/Radio-Canada is going to court to defend its refusal to disclose subscriber numbers for its Gem streaming service. A spokesperson says the public broadcaster will make its case in Federal...

With U.S. pressure, concern emerging about fate of online streaming,…

Anja Karadeglija @anjakaradeglija.bsky.social · Aug 22

Cultural industry groups are calling on the PM to support the Online Streaming Act and the Online News Act, as the PMO refuses to say whether the bills are part of trade negotiations with the U.S. - a marked departure to the Trudeau government's approach

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Anja Karadeglija @anjakaradeglija.bsky.social · Aug 19

Got a bit more info - it's an "early-stage collaboration" where Cohere will look at how its products can improve federal public services. There are no formal deadlines, but the government "sees this as a priority and is moving quickly." Next steps will be public.

Ottawa taps Cohere to work on use of AI in public service

Anja Karadeglija @anjakaradeglija.bsky.social · Aug 19

The government and Cohere announced an MOU for AI in the public service today, though they're not providing details about what it will actually involve - only that the agreement doesn't include a "financial component."

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U.S. State Department targets Online News Act in human rights report

Anja Karadeglija @anjakaradeglija.bsky.social · Aug 14

The U.S. State Department is taking aim at Canada’s Online News Act in a human rights report that criticizes press freedom in Canada — which experts characterized Thursday as Orwellian

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OTTAWA — The U.S. State Department is taking aim at Canada’s Online News Act in a human rights report that criticizes press freedom in Canada — which experts characterized Thursday as Orwellian. The O...

Google search AI summaries hurt news sites’ traffic, publishers say

Anja Karadeglija @anjakaradeglija.bsky.social · Aug 13

AI-generated summaries now automatically top many Google searches. I took a look at the impact, as news publishers say their online traffic is dropping, and experts flag concerns about accuracy and warn the internet itself is being reshaped

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Experts warn the summaries aren’t always accurate

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Anja Karadeglija @anjakaradeglija.bsky.social · Jul 27

Millions of fans are expected to cross borders when Canada, the U.S. and Mexico co-host the World Cup. But Trump's harsh immigration policies - which include travel bans on some countries, immigration raids and mass deportations - are generating anxiety.

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U.S. politics threaten to complicate Canada's co-hosting of 2026…

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U.S. politics threaten to complicate Canada's co-hosting of 2026…

Anja Karadeglija @anjakaradeglija.bsky.social · Jul 27

Millions of fans are expected to cross borders when Canada, the U.S. and Mexico co-host the World Cup. But Trump's harsh immigration policies - which include travel bans on some countries, immigration raids and mass deportations - are generating anxiety.

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Researchers create tool to remove anti-deepfake watermarks, point out systemic flaw in AI content

Anja Karadeglija @anjakaradeglija.bsky.social · Jul 23

University of Waterloo researchers have built a tool that can quickly remove watermarks identifying content as artificially generated – and they say it proves that global efforts to combat deepfakes are most likely on the wrong track

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University of Waterloo experts say watermarks are not enough to combat dangers of deepfakes and we ‘don’t have the tools’ to begin to tackle them

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Ottawa weighing plans on AI and copyright as OpenAI fights Ontario court jurisdiction

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Anja Karadeglija @anjakaradeglija.bsky.social · Jul 19

Canada's AI minister is keeping a close watch on ongoing court cases involving copyright and AI, as AI companies notch early wins south of the border and OpenAI fights the jurisdiction of an Ontario court to hear a lawsuit by news publishers:

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OTTAWA - Canada's artificial intelligence minister is keeping a close watch on ongoing court cases in Canada and the U.S. to determine next steps for the government's regulatory approach to

Ottawa weighing plans on AI and copyright as OpenAI fights Ontario court jurisdiction

Anja Karadeglija @anjakaradeglija.bsky.social · Jul 19

Canada's AI minister is keeping a close watch on ongoing court cases involving copyright and AI, as AI companies notch early wins south of the border and OpenAI fights the jurisdiction of an Ontario court to hear a lawsuit by news publishers:

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/science/otta...

OTTAWA - Canada's artificial intelligence minister is keeping a close watch on ongoing court cases in Canada and the U.S. to determine next steps for the government's regulatory approach to