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Will Trump be the “Father of AGI”? A Manhattan AI Project Looks Increasingly Likely

Will Trump be the “Father of AGI”? A Manhattan AI Project Looks Increasingly Likely

The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) released its 2024 report last week. It calls on the Trump administration to launch a “Manhattan Project” for Artificial Intelligence (AI)—a race to develop Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) before China does. Achieving AGI would be at least as significant as splitting the atom—and Trump looks increasingly likely to take it on...

Will Trump be the “Father of AGI”? A Manhattan AI Project Looks Increasingly Likely
When Chatbots Go Rogue: The Good, the Bad, and the Stupefying

When Chatbots Go Rogue: The Good, the Bad, and the Stupefying

Reports of rogue AI are on the rise, from abusive rants to inciting suicide, and people are right to be...

When Chatbots Go Rogue: The Good, the Bad, and the Stupefying
U.S. Outlines Scope of New Curbs on Investment in China’s ‘Sensitive Technology’ Sectors

U.S. Outlines Scope of New Curbs on Investment in China’s ‘Sensitive Technology’ Sectors

The U.S. Treasury Department has published the fine print on a new set of restrictions on outbound investment in China’s...

Disinformation and Polarization in The Age of AI— Are Democracies at a Tipping Point?

Disinformation and Polarization in The Age of AI— Are Democracies at a Tipping Point?

The two of us were part of a panel discussion at the recent IIC Conference on how disinformation drives polarization...

Disinformation and Polarization in The Age of AI— Are Democracies at a Tipping Point?


Canada-EU Digital Pact: Strengthening Economic Sovereignty and Global Leadership
China has compromised government networks, stealing valuable info: Canadian cyber spies

China has compromised government networks, stealing valuable info: Canadian cyber spies

Threat agents sponsored by China have "compromised" government networks over the past five years, collecting valuable information, according to a...

Chinese electric cars cost as little as $17,000. Why can’t Canadians have them?

Chinese electric cars cost as little as $17,000. Why can’t Canadians have them?

If you live in Canada and want to buy an electric vehicle, you’re going to shell out far more than...

Trust in AI: Why G7 Nations Are Skeptics While the BRICS Go All In - and What That Means
Trust in AI: Why G7 Nations Are Skeptics While the BRICS Go All In - and What That Means

Trust in AI: Why G7 Nations Are Skeptics While the BRICS Go All In - and What That Means

As the US election intensifies, polarization has become a defining issue. But it’s not just an American battleground—it’s a fault...

Solving the Family Doctor Shortage: How AI Could Make Quebec’s Radical Rethink Work

Solving the Family Doctor Shortage: How AI Could Make Quebec’s Radical Rethink Work

More than 6.5 million Canadians don’t have a family doctor, up from 4.5 million in 2019. As the gap widens...

Solving the Family Doctor Shortage: How AI Could Make Quebec’s Radical Rethink Work
Google adds first Indigenous language in Canada to its translation service

Google adds first Indigenous language in Canada to its translation service

One of the most widely spoken Indigenous languages in this country is now available through Google’s translation service, the first...

A Very Canadian Nobel Prize: Why Geoffrey Hinton Is His Own Harshest Critic

A Very Canadian Nobel Prize: Why Geoffrey Hinton Is His Own Harshest Critic

University of Toronto Professor Geoffrey Hinton has won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work in artificial intelligence...