When more than 50 tech companies, universities and startups from around the world united to form the AI Alliance last December, much of the globe was still making sense of the rapid advances in artificial intelligence.
Manav Gupta, vice-president and chief technology officer at IBM Canada, poses for a photo at the Collision Conference, in Toronto on Wednesday, June 19, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Some of that stems from Canadian talent seeking higher pay in the U.S. and other countries, where Gupta has heard of engineers making just shy of $1 million a year. U.S. venture capital firms with deeper pockets — and an often bolder approach — can outspend those in Canada, further driving home-grown companies away, he said.
Jeremy Barnes, ElementAI's former chief technology officer and now vice-president of AI for ServiceNow, similarly laments how Canada has been unable to take advantage of the edge it once had. He thinks the two policies have "championed the way" for other countries, acting as a benchmark for what AI regulations should look like worldwide.
"What it will do if it's done wrong is it will create friction, which makes it harder for Canadian companies to compete with others, so to some extent, the role of Canada can't be to go it alone."As gains in AI become more frequent, Kevin Chan, global policy campaign strategies director at Facebook- and Instagram-owner Meta, is advocating for the tech industry to embrace the open-source model.
Job losses and killer robots: The 'Godfather of AI' describes plenty to fear, but there may be room for hope Towering black smoke filled the evening sky in Richmond, B.C., on Thursday after an industrial fire was sparked near the River Rock Casino.One person has died and three others are in hospital following a shooting at a home in the Woodbridge area in Vaughan.A new poll reveals a stark divide between Quebec and the rest of Canada about whether the country should be bilingual.Doctors say changes in the skin are normal as you age, from spots of various colours to dark streaks in nails.
FAA investigating Southwest flight that flew just 525 feet above Oklahoma town, triggering altitude warning A B.C. woman's attempt to sue the provincial government over a COVID-19 vaccination requirement that doesn't currently exist has been dismissed.Toronto and Montreal rank among the deadliest cities for Canadian heat waves, according to a new longitudinal review by Statistics Canada.
Josh MacDonald and his family hosted a fundraising game for Arthritis Society Canada at the Sydney River Elementary gymnasium on Friday.Towering black smoke filled the evening sky in Richmond, B.C., on Thursday after an industrial fire was sparked near the River Rock Casino.Two university campuses in North Vancouver are closed Friday after administrators say a student received a violent threat from another student.Two people remain in hospital Friday after a serious crash in Nanaimo, B.C.
Two people are facing charges in connection to alleged hate-motivated vandalism at a Barrhaven home, according to Ottawa police. Police launched an investigation on June 7 after receiving an online report about an incident at a home on Maynooth Court.An Ottawa D-Day veteran has died just weeks after the 80th anniversary of Canadian soldiers landing on Juno Beach in Normandy, France.
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