By the end of this session, students will have a working understanding of:
The recent history and current state of Canada’s AI industry
Canada’s challenges in leveraging its competitive advantages in AI
Canada’s current and recent AI policy efforts
On the history of AI in Canada:
Artificial Intelligence in Canada from The Canadian Encyclopedia, from section “2005 to Present” onwards
How Canada’s Chip Sector Could Get Its Groove Back by Gary Hilson
On the current state of Canadian AI industry and policy:
Impact and Opportunities: Canada’s AI Ecosystem from Deloitte, executive summary
Canada UK MOU on Cohere and AI Safety Collaboration from the Government of Canada
Securing Canada’s AI Advantage from the Government of Canada
Federal Investment in New AI Projects from Scale AI
Canadian Semiconductor Industry from ISED, from “latest news”
Canada Signs the Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI from Global Affairs
New AI minister says Canada won't 'over-index' on regulation by Anja Karadeglija
On Canada’s challenges in AI commercialization, IP and talent retention:
Should poor track records in keeping AI talent and IP cast doubt on the effectiveness of recent federal investment in new AI projects?
Given that standard private sector investment efforts in AI infrastructure – often in the 10s or 100s of billions of dollars – dwarf Canada’s 2 billion dollar federal investment, should we expect that future federal Canadian investment could be of consequence on the global level? What purpose should it serve?
Canada UK MOU on Semiconductor Supply Chains by the Government of Canada
Intellectual property and artificial intelligence: what does the future hold? by Cowan and Hinton, page 4 of pdf
Can Canada Compute? By the Dais