OTTAWA — The federal government is opening a research centre that will study the dangers posed by artificial intelligence technology.
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced the launch of the Canadian Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute in Montreal on Tuesday. He said the centre will be important for building public trust in artificial intelligence technology.
At a meeting in Soeul in May, world leaders agreed to build a network of publicly backed safety institutes to advance research and testing of the technology. Champagne said Canada was among the first countries to launch such an institute. The centre will be based at Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada. It will receive $50 million over five years from Ottawa, part of $2.4 billion in AI-related funding announced in this year's federal budget.
Canada is a longtime leader in AI research, she said."It's the value-add that Canada brings to the global conversation, is this expertise and this leadership that we have in AI research."
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