Feds fail to justify spending billions of dollars on AI that mainly benefits industry insiders

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The federal government has doubled down on its artificial intelligence bet with a $2.4-billion budget package over five years for “Securing Canada’s AI advantage.” Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada—which leads the AI file—has just launched a consultation narrowly targeted at the researchers and businesses hoping to take advantage of the supercomputer facility accounting for over 80 per cent of these funds.

’s proposed AI and Data Act . A 2022 report by introduced AIDA without public consultations, or even prior notice. Its subsequent consultations were private, held overwhelmingly with businesses to the near-total exclusion of those who the AIDA is claimed to benefit—the workers, consumers, and citizens on the frontlines of AI adoption, i.e. most in need of protection from its potentially harmful effects.

 

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